diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-integration-tests.yml
index 1ddd591..a7632bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-integration-tests.yml
@@ -57,16 +57,22 @@ jobs:
             - name: Execute meta run
               run: |
                   cd sample
-                  php artisan ide-helper:meta
+                  php artisan ide-helper:meta -v
 
             - name: Check file existence
               run: |
                 ls sample/_ide_helper.php
                 ls sample/.phpstorm.meta.php
 
-            - name: Check file count in logs
+            - name: Check logs
               run: |
-                if [ `ls -1q "sample/storage/logs/" | wc -l` -gt 0 ];then exit 1;fi
+                if [ `ls -1q "sample/storage/logs/" | wc -l` -gt 0 ]; then
+                  for logfile in sample/storage/logs/*; do
+                    echo "-- $logfile --"
+                    cat $logfile
+                  done
+                  exit 1
+                fi
 
     php-laravel-integration-tests:
         runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
@@ -115,13 +121,20 @@ jobs:
             - name: Execute meta run
               run: |
                   cd sample
-                  php artisan ide-helper:meta
+                  php artisan ide-helper:meta -v
 
             - name: Check file existence
               run: |
                 ls sample/_ide_helper.php
                 ls sample/.phpstorm.meta.php
 
-            - name: Check file count in logs
+
+            - name: Check logs
               run: |
-                if [ `ls -1q "sample/storage/logs/" | wc -l` -gt 0 ];then exit 1;fi
+                if [ `ls -1q "sample/storage/logs/" | wc -l` -gt 0 ]; then
+                  for logfile in sample/storage/logs/*; do
+                    echo "-- $logfile --"
+                    cat $logfile
+                  done
+                  exit 1
+                fi
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b1d2df..a2f51d5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 [Next release](https://github.com/barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper/compare/v2.12.3...master)
 --------------
 
+### Fixes
+- Handle PHP 8.1 deprecation warnings when passing `null` to `new \ReflectionClass` [#1351 / mfn](https://github.com/barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper/pull/1351)
+
 2022-03-06, 2.12.3
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/src/Console/MetaCommand.php b/src/Console/MetaCommand.php
index f9dfbe7..a80c5d2 100644
--- a/src/Console/MetaCommand.php
+++ b/src/Console/MetaCommand.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ namespace Barryvdh\LaravelIdeHelper\Console;
 
 use Barryvdh\LaravelIdeHelper\Factories;
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use RuntimeException;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
 
@@ -95,6 +96,11 @@ class MetaCommand extends Command
 
             try {
                 $concrete = $this->laravel->make($abstract);
+
+                if ($concrete === null) {
+                    throw new RuntimeException("Cannot create instance for '$abstract', received 'null'");
+                }
+
                 $reflectionClass = new \ReflectionClass($concrete);
                 if (is_object($concrete) && !$reflectionClass->isAnonymous()) {
                     $bindings[$abstract] = get_class($concrete);