diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 2015c21..d76c53d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ jobs:
   tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
+    env:
+      COMPOSER_ROOT_VERSION: 2.99.99
+
     strategy:
       matrix:
         php: [7.4, 8.0]
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index ae682ed..11a0c19 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         "ext-json": "*",
         "codeception/codeception": "^4.1",
         "justinrainbow/json-schema": "~5.2.9",
-        "softcreatr/jsonpath": "^0.5 | ^0.7"
+        "softcreatr/jsonpath": "^0.5 | ^0.7 | ^0.8"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "codeception/stub": "^4.0",
diff --git a/src/Codeception/Module/REST.php b/src/Codeception/Module/REST.php
index c7105fe..2e8d934 100644
--- a/src/Codeception/Module/REST.php
+++ b/src/Codeception/Module/REST.php
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public function _inject(InnerBrowser $connection)
 
     public function _failed(TestInterface $test, $fail)
     {
-        if ($this->response === '' || $this->response === '0') {
+        if ($this->response === null || $this->response === '' || $this->response === '0') {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ protected function execute($method, $url, $parameters = [], $files = [])
         }
 
         $printedResponse = $this->response;
-        if ($this->isBinaryData((string) $printedResponse)) {
+        if ($this->isBinaryData((string)$printedResponse)) {
             $printedResponse = $this->binaryToDebugString($printedResponse);
         }
 
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ public function seeResponseIsValidOnJsonSchema(string $schemaFilename): void
      * @param string $jsonString the json encoded string
      * @param string $errorFormat optional string for custom sprintf format
      */
-    protected function decodeAndValidateJson(string $jsonString, string $errorFormat="Invalid json: %s. System message: %s.")
+    protected function decodeAndValidateJson(string $jsonString, string $errorFormat = "Invalid json: %s. System message: %s.")
     {
         $json = json_decode($jsonString);
         $errorCode = json_last_error();