diff --git a/.github/scripts/run-random-tests.sh b/.github/scripts/run-random-tests.sh
index 45376fb58fb2..23a90f955e2f 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/run-random-tests.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/run-random-tests.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 set -u
+export LC_NUMERIC=C
 trap 'kill "${bg_pids[@]:-}" 2>/dev/null; wait 2>/dev/null' EXIT INT TERM
 
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/system/Autoloader/Autoloader.php b/system/Autoloader/Autoloader.php
index 65c535e8611e..69906d4e162a 100644
--- a/system/Autoloader/Autoloader.php
+++ b/system/Autoloader/Autoloader.php
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ class Autoloader
      */
     protected $helpers = ['url'];
 
+    public function __construct(private readonly string $composerPath = COMPOSER_PATH)
+    {
+    }
+
     /**
      * Reads in the configuration array (described above) and stores
      * the valid parts that we'll need.
@@ -127,7 +131,7 @@ public function initialize(Autoload $config, Modules $modules)
             $this->helpers = [...$this->helpers, ...$config->helpers];
         }
 
-        if (is_file(COMPOSER_PATH)) {
+        if (is_file($this->composerPath)) {
             $this->loadComposerAutoloader($modules);
         }
 
@@ -139,11 +143,11 @@ private function loadComposerAutoloader(Modules $modules): void
         // The path to the vendor directory.
         // We do not want to enforce this, so set the constant if Composer was used.
         if (! defined('VENDORPATH')) {
-            define('VENDORPATH', dirname(COMPOSER_PATH) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
+            define('VENDORPATH', dirname($this->composerPath) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
         }
 
         /** @var ClassLoader $composer */
-        $composer = include COMPOSER_PATH;
+        $composer = include $this->composerPath;
 
         // Should we load through Composer's namespaces, also?
         if ($modules->discoverInComposer) {
@@ -451,14 +455,14 @@ private function loadComposerNamespaces(ClassLoader $composer, array $composerPa
      */
     protected function discoverComposerNamespaces()
     {
-        if (! is_file(COMPOSER_PATH)) {
+        if (! is_file($this->composerPath)) {
             return;
         }
 
         /**
          * @var ClassLoader $composer
          */
-        $composer = include COMPOSER_PATH;
+        $composer = include $this->composerPath;
         $paths    = $composer->getPrefixesPsr4();
         $classes  = $composer->getClassMap();
 
diff --git a/tests/system/Autoloader/AutoloaderTest.php b/tests/system/Autoloader/AutoloaderTest.php
index cd73356958fe..ef76091baa39 100644
--- a/tests/system/Autoloader/AutoloaderTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Autoloader/AutoloaderTest.php
@@ -367,17 +367,12 @@ public function testComposerPackagesOnlyAndExclude(): void
 
     public function testFindsComposerRoutesWithComposerPathNotFound(): void
     {
-        $composerPath = COMPOSER_PATH;
-
         $config                      = new Autoload();
         $modules                     = new Modules();
         $modules->discoverInComposer = true;
 
-        $loader = new Autoloader();
-
-        rename(COMPOSER_PATH, COMPOSER_PATH . '.backup');
+        $loader = new Autoloader('/nonexistent/path/autoload.php');
         $loader->initialize($config, $modules);
-        rename(COMPOSER_PATH . '.backup', $composerPath);
 
         $namespaces = $loader->getNamespace();
         $this->assertArrayNotHasKey('Laminas\\Escaper', $namespaces);