diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index db105652..7fec7cf4 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.1.0",
         "brianium/paratest": "^7.3.1",
+        "laravel/serializable-closure": "^1.0",
         "nunomaduro/collision": "^7.10.0|^8.1.1",
         "nunomaduro/termwind": "^1.15.1|^2.0.1",
         "pestphp/pest-plugin": "^2.1.1",
diff --git a/src/Exceptions/TestClosureMustNotBeStatic.php b/src/Exceptions/TestClosureMustNotBeStatic.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..498b1913
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Exceptions/TestClosureMustNotBeStatic.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Pest\Exceptions;
+
+use NunoMaduro\Collision\Contracts\RenderlessEditor;
+use NunoMaduro\Collision\Contracts\RenderlessTrace;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Exception\ExceptionInterface;
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ */
+final class TestClosureMustNotBeStatic extends \InvalidArgumentException implements ExceptionInterface, RenderlessEditor, RenderlessTrace
+{
+}
diff --git a/src/Factories/TestCaseFactory.php b/src/Factories/TestCaseFactory.php
index c7fd35f5..8d91f986 100644
--- a/src/Factories/TestCaseFactory.php
+++ b/src/Factories/TestCaseFactory.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace Pest\Factories;
 
+use Laravel\SerializableClosure\Support\ReflectionClosure;
 use ParseError;
 use Pest\Concerns;
 use Pest\Contracts\AddsAnnotations;
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ use Pest\Contracts\HasPrintableTestCaseName;
 use Pest\Exceptions\DatasetMissing;
 use Pest\Exceptions\ShouldNotHappen;
 use Pest\Exceptions\TestAlreadyExist;
+use Pest\Exceptions\TestClosureMustNotBeStatic;
 use Pest\Exceptions\TestDescriptionMissing;
 use Pest\Factories\Concerns\HigherOrderable;
 use Pest\Support\Reflection;
@@ -216,6 +218,13 @@ final class TestCaseFactory
             throw new TestAlreadyExist($method->filename, $method->description);
         }
 
+        if (
+            $method->closure instanceof \Closure &&
+            (new ReflectionClosure($method->closure))->isStatic()
+        ) {
+            throw new TestClosureMustNotBeStatic("The test `$method->description` closure must not be static in $method->filename.");
+        }
+
         if (! $method->receivesArguments()) {
             if (! $method->closure instanceof \Closure) {
                 throw ShouldNotHappen::fromMessage('The test closure may not be empty.');
diff --git a/src/Factories/TestCaseMethodFactory.php b/src/Factories/TestCaseMethodFactory.php
index 4cbc8530..341ec902 100644
--- a/src/Factories/TestCaseMethodFactory.php
+++ b/src/Factories/TestCaseMethodFactory.php
@@ -90,11 +90,6 @@ final class TestCaseMethodFactory
             throw ShouldNotHappen::fromMessage('Description can not be empty.');
         }
 
-        if (($reflection = new ReflectionClosure($this->closure))->isStatic()) {
-            $fileAndLine = $reflection->getFileName() . ':' . $reflection->getStartLine();
-            throw ShouldNotHappen::fromMessage("The test `$this->description` closure must not be static in $fileAndLine.");
-        }
-
         $closure = $this->closure;
 
         $testCase = TestSuite::getInstance()->tests->get($this->filename);
diff --git a/tests/Arch.php b/tests/Arch.php
index 7c508cf2..d9bcea4c 100644
--- a/tests/Arch.php
+++ b/tests/Arch.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ arch('dependencies')
         'Whoops',
         'Symfony\Component\Console',
         'Symfony\Component\Process',
+        'Laravel\SerializableClosure\Support\ReflectionClosure',
     ])->ignoring(['Composer', 'PHPUnit', 'SebastianBergmann']);
 
 arch('contracts')
diff --git a/tests/Unit/TestSuite.php b/tests/Unit/TestSuite.php
index eb033d0c..3efd964c 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/TestSuite.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/TestSuite.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 use Pest\Exceptions\DatasetMissing;
 use Pest\Exceptions\TestAlreadyExist;
+use Pest\Exceptions\TestClosureMustNotBeStatic;
 use Pest\Factories\TestCaseMethodFactory;
 use Pest\TestSuite;
 
@@ -16,6 +17,22 @@ it('does not allow to add the same test description twice', function () {
     sprintf('A test with the description `%s` already exists in the filename `%s`.', 'bar', 'foo'),
 );
 
+it('does not allow static closures', function () {
+    $testSuite = new TestSuite(getcwd(), 'tests');
+    $method = new TestCaseMethodFactory('foo', 'bar', static function () {
+
+    });
+
+    $testSuite->tests->set($method);
+})->throws(
+    TestClosureMustNotBeStatic::class,
+    sprintf(
+        'The test `%s` closure must not be static in %s.',
+        'bar',
+        'foo',
+    )
+);
+
 it('alerts users about tests with arguments but no input', function () {
     $testSuite = new TestSuite(getcwd(), 'tests');