diff --git a/moosh.php b/moosh.php
index 4d57ff64..04b42990 100755
--- a/moosh.php
+++ b/moosh.php
@@ -35,8 +35,9 @@
 define('MOOSH_VERSION', '1.21');
 define('MOODLE_INTERNAL', true);
 
-$appspecs = new OptionCollection;
-$spec_verbose = $appspecs->add('v|verbose', "be verbose");
+// suppressing warnings for php > 8
+$appspecs = @new OptionCollection;
+$spec_verbose = @$appspecs->add('v|verbose', "be verbose");
 $appspecs->add('p|moodle-path:', "Moodle directory.");
 $appspecs->add('u|user:', "Moodle user, by default ADMIN");
 $appspecs->add('n|no-user-check', "Don't check if Moodle data is owned by the user running script");
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@
 $appspecs->add('h|help', "Show global help.");
 $appspecs->add('list-commands', "Show all possible commands");
 
-$parser = new ContinuousOptionParser($appspecs);
-$app_options = $parser->parse($argv);
+$parser = @new ContinuousOptionParser($appspecs);
+$app_options = @$parser->parse($argv);
 
 if ($app_options->has('moodle-path')) {
     $top_dir = $app_options['moodle-path']->value;
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ function string_exists() {
     if ($subcommand->bootstrapLevel() == MooshCommand::$BOOTSTRAP_CONFIG) {
         define('ABORT_AFTER_CONFIG', true);
     }
+
     if (!$top_dir) {
         echo "Could not find Moodle installation!\n";
         exit(1);