diff --git a/src/Panda/Contracts/Bootstrap/BootLoader.php b/src/Panda/Contracts/Bootstrap/BootLoader.php
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/src/Panda/Contracts/Bootstrap/BootLoader.php
+++ b/src/Panda/Contracts/Bootstrap/BootLoader.php
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ interface BootLoader
      *
      * @param Request $request
      */
-    public function boot($request);
+    public function boot($request = null);
 }
[Contracts] Set request to be nullable in BootLoader::boot()

This setting allows mocking and testing without mocking a request