diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/option/option.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/option/option.php
index 67794eb7a219c..89bf3702caa7a 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/option/option.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/option/option.php
@@ -557,9 +557,9 @@ public function test_add_option_clears_the_notoptions_cache() {
 	 * @dataProvider data_get_option_does_not_hit_the_external_cache_multiple_times_for_the_same_option
 	 *
 	 * @param bool $option_exists Whether the option should be set.
-	 * @param string $autoload Whether the option should be auto loaded.
+	 * @param string $autoload Whether the option should be auto loaded. Default true.
 	 */
-	public function test_get_option_does_not_hit_the_external_cache_multiple_times_for_the_same_option( $option_exists = true, $autoload ) {
+	public function test_get_option_does_not_hit_the_external_cache_multiple_times_for_the_same_option( $option_exists = true, $autoload = true ) {
 		if ( $option_exists ) {
 			add_option( 'ticket-62692', 'value', '', $autoload );
 		}