diff --git a/php/submitIssue-cli-test.php b/php/submitIssue-cli-test.php
index 418d8ea..f1f44d5 100644
--- a/php/submitIssue-cli-test.php
+++ b/php/submitIssue-cli-test.php
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
   // Prepare the request
   $rawData = array(
     'body' => $body,
-    'title' => $subject,
-    'closed' => 'false'
+    'title' => $subject
   );
 
   $issueData = json_encode($rawData);