diff --git a/conformance/conformance_php.php b/conformance/conformance_php.php
index 2eeaa63..9eef0c5 100755
--- a/conformance/conformance_php.php
+++ b/conformance/conformance_php.php
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@
           $response->setParseError($e->getMessage());
           return $response;
       }
-    } else {
+	} elseif ($request->getPayload() == "text_payload") {
+		$response->setSkipped("PHP doesn't support text format yet");
+        return $response;
+	} else {
       trigger_error("Request didn't have payload.", E_USER_ERROR);
     }