diff --git a/src/Functions.php b/src/Functions.php
index 2ae4274e..fca2b5a4 100644
--- a/src/Functions.php
+++ b/src/Functions.php
@@ -235,8 +235,10 @@ if (! function_exists('covers')) {
         /** @var \Pest\Mutate\Repositories\ConfigurationRepository $configurationRepository */
         $configurationRepository = Container::getInstance()->get(ConfigurationRepository::class);
         $everything = $configurationRepository->cliConfiguration->toArray()['everything'] ?? false;
+        $classes = $configurationRepository->cliConfiguration->toArray()['classes'] ?? false;
+        $paths = $configurationRepository->cliConfiguration->toArray()['paths'] ?? false;
 
-        if ($runner->isEnabled() && ! $everything) {
+        if ($runner->isEnabled() && ! $everything && ! is_array($classes) && ! is_array($paths)) {
             $beforeEachCall->only('__pest_mutate_only');
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/PendingCalls/TestCall.php b/src/PendingCalls/TestCall.php
index f675dddd..1b02ed1e 100644
--- a/src/PendingCalls/TestCall.php
+++ b/src/PendingCalls/TestCall.php
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ use Pest\Exceptions\InvalidArgumentException;
 use Pest\Exceptions\TestDescriptionMissing;
 use Pest\Factories\Attribute;
 use Pest\Factories\TestCaseMethodFactory;
-use Pest\Mutate\Contracts\Configuration;
 use Pest\Mutate\Repositories\ConfigurationRepository;
 use Pest\PendingCalls\Concerns\Describable;
 use Pest\Plugins\Only;
@@ -554,9 +553,13 @@ final class TestCall
             );
         }
 
-        /** @var Configuration $configuration */
-        $configuration = Container::getInstance()->get(ConfigurationRepository::class)->globalConfiguration('default'); // @phpstan-ignore-line
-        $configuration->class(...$classes); // @phpstan-ignore-line
+        /** @var ConfigurationRepository $configurationRepository */
+        $configurationRepository = Container::getInstance()->get(ConfigurationRepository::class);
+        $paths = $configurationRepository->cliConfiguration->toArray()['paths'] ?? false;
+
+        if (! is_array($paths)) {
+            $configurationRepository->globalConfiguration('default')->class(...$classes); // @phpstan-ignore-line
+        }
 
         return $this;
     }
@@ -573,9 +576,13 @@ final class TestCall
             );
         }
 
-        /** @var Configuration $configuration */
-        $configuration = Container::getInstance()->get(ConfigurationRepository::class)->globalConfiguration('default'); // @phpstan-ignore-line
-        $configuration->class(...$traits); // @phpstan-ignore-line
+        /** @var ConfigurationRepository $configurationRepository */
+        $configurationRepository = Container::getInstance()->get(ConfigurationRepository::class);
+        $paths = $configurationRepository->cliConfiguration->toArray()['paths'] ?? false;
+
+        if (! is_array($paths)) {
+            $configurationRepository->globalConfiguration('default')->class(...$traits); // @phpstan-ignore-line
+        }
 
         return $this;
     }
@@ -657,6 +664,7 @@ final class TestCall
             if ($this->description !== null) {
                 $this->description .= ' → ';
             }
+
             $this->description .= $arguments === null
                 ? $name
                 : sprintf('%s %s', $name, $exporter->shortenedRecursiveExport($arguments));
diff --git a/src/Plugins/Help.php b/src/Plugins/Help.php
index 9bb1f51d..0d5ed55a 100644
--- a/src/Plugins/Help.php
+++ b/src/Plugins/Help.php
@@ -158,6 +158,62 @@ final readonly class Help implements HandlesArguments
             'desc' => 'Set the minimum required coverage percentage, and fail if not met',
         ], ...$content['Code Coverage']];
 
+        $content['Mutation Testing'] = [[
+            'arg' => '--mutate ',
+            'desc' => 'Runs mutation testing, to understand the quality of your tests',
+        ], [
+            'arg' => '--mutate --parallel',
+            'desc' => 'Runs mutation testing in parallel',
+        ], [
+            'arg' => '--mutate --min',
+            'desc' => 'Set the minimum required mutation score, and fail if not met',
+        ], [
+            'arg' => '--mutate --id',
+            'desc' => 'Run only the mutation with the given ID. But E.g. --id=ecb35ab30ffd3491. Note, you need to provide the same options as the original run',
+        ], [
+            'arg' => '--mutate --covered-only',
+            'desc' => 'Only generate mutations for classes that are covered by tests',
+        ], [
+            'arg' => '--mutate --bail',
+            'desc' => 'Stop mutation testing execution upon first untested or uncovered mutation',
+        ], [
+            'arg' => '--mutate --class',
+            'desc' => 'Generate mutations for the given class(es). E.g. --class=App\\\\Models',
+        ], [
+            'arg' => '--mutate --ignore',
+            'desc' => 'Ignore the given class(es) when generating mutations. E.g. --ignore=App\\\\Http\\\\Requests',
+        ], [
+            'arg' => '--mutate --clear-cache',
+            'desc' => 'Clear the mutation cache',
+        ], [
+            'arg' => '--mutate --no-cache',
+            'desc' => 'Clear the mutation cache',
+        ], [
+            'arg' => '--mutate --ignore-min-score-on-zero-mutations',
+            'desc' => 'Ignore the minimum score requirement when there are no mutations',
+        ], [
+            'arg' => '--mutate --ignore-min-score-on-zero-mutations',
+            'desc' => 'Ignore the minimum score requirement when there are no mutations',
+        ], [
+            'arg' => '--mutate --covered-only',
+            'desc' => 'Only generate mutations for classes that are covered by tests',
+        ], [
+            'arg' => '--mutate --everything',
+            'desc' => 'Generate mutations for all classes, even if they are not covered by tests',
+        ], [
+            'arg' => '--mutate --profile',
+            'desc' => 'Output to standard output the top ten slowest mutations',
+        ], [
+            'arg' => '--mutate --retry',
+            'desc' => 'Run untested or uncovered mutations first and stop execution upon first error or failure',
+        ], [
+            'arg' => '--mutate --stop-on-uncovered',
+            'desc' => 'Stop mutation testing execution upon first untested mutation',
+        ], [
+            'arg' => '--mutate --stop-on-untested',
+            'desc' => 'Stop mutation testing execution upon first untested mutation',
+        ]];
+
         $content['Profiling'] = [
             [
                 'arg' => '--profile ',
diff --git a/tests/.pest/snapshots/Visual/Help/visual_snapshot_of_help_command_output.snap b/tests/.pest/snapshots/Visual/Help/visual_snapshot_of_help_command_output.snap
index d26aa818..7539a107 100644
--- a/tests/.pest/snapshots/Visual/Help/visual_snapshot_of_help_command_output.snap
+++ b/tests/.pest/snapshots/Visual/Help/visual_snapshot_of_help_command_output.snap
@@ -124,6 +124,26 @@
   --disable-coverage-ignore ...... Disable metadata for ignoring code coverage  
   --no-coverage  Ignore code coverage reporting configured in the XML configuration file  
 
+  MUTATION TESTING OPTIONS:
+  --mutate .... Runs mutation testing, to understand the quality of your tests  
+  --mutate --parallel ...................... Runs mutation testing in parallel  
+  --mutate --min  Set the minimum required mutation score, and fail if not met  
+  --mutate --id  Run only the mutation with the given ID. But E.g. --id=ecb35ab30ffd3491. Note, you need to provide the same options as the original run  
+  --mutate --covered-only  Only generate mutations for classes that are covered by tests  
+  --mutate --bail  Stop mutation testing execution upon first untested or uncovered mutation  
+  --mutate --class  Generate mutations for the given class(es). E.g. --class=App\\Models  
+  --mutate --ignore  Ignore the given class(es) when generating mutations. E.g. --ignore=App\\Http\\Requests  
+  --mutate --clear-cache ............................ Clear the mutation cache  
+  --mutate --no-cache ............................... Clear the mutation cache  
+  --mutate --ignore-min-score-on-zero-mutations  Ignore the minimum score requirement when there are no mutations  
+  --mutate --ignore-min-score-on-zero-mutations  Ignore the minimum score requirement when there are no mutations  
+  --mutate --covered-only  Only generate mutations for classes that are covered by tests  
+  --mutate --everything  Generate mutations for all classes, even if they are not covered by tests  
+  --mutate --profile . Output to standard output the top ten slowest mutations  
+  --mutate --retry  Run untested or uncovered mutations first and stop execution upon first error or failure  
+  --mutate --stop-on-uncovered  Stop mutation testing execution upon first untested mutation  
+  --mutate --stop-on-untested  Stop mutation testing execution upon first untested mutation  
+
   PROFILING OPTIONS:
   --profile .............. Output to standard output the top ten slowest tests  
 
diff --git a/tests/Features/Covers.php b/tests/Features/Covers.php
index c7721aa8..386d523f 100644
--- a/tests/Features/Covers.php
+++ b/tests/Features/Covers.php
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ it('uses the correct PHPUnit attribute for trait', function () {
 it('uses the correct PHPUnit attribute for covers nothing', function () {
     $attributes = (new ReflectionMethod($this, $this->name()))->getAttributes();
 
-    expect($attributes[2]->getName())->toBe('PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\CoversNothing');
-    expect($attributes[2]->getArguments())->toHaveCount(0);
+    expect($attributes[3]->getName())->toBe('PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\CoversNothing');
+    expect($attributes[3]->getArguments())->toHaveCount(0);
 })->coversNothing();
 
 it('throws exception if no class nor method has been found', function () {
     $testCall = new TestCall(TestSuite::getInstance(), 'filename', 'description', fn () => 'closure');
 
     $testCall->covers('fakeName');
-})->throws(InvalidArgumentException::class, 'No class or method named "fakeName" has been found.');
+})->throws(InvalidArgumentException::class, 'No class, trait or method named "fakeName" has been found.');