diff --git a/includes/generic/phpunit.inc.bash b/includes/generic/phpunit.inc.bash
index 6f415c7..d051d34 100644
--- a/includes/generic/phpunit.inc.bash
+++ b/includes/generic/phpunit.inc.bash
@@ -36,10 +36,19 @@ do
 #            phpunitFailedOnlyFiltered=1
 #        fi
 #    fi
-    noCoverage=(" ")
+    extraConfigs=(" ")
     if [[ "1" != "$phpUnitCoverage" ]]
     then
-        noCoverage+=( --no-coverage )
+        extraConfigs+=( --no-coverage )
+    fi
+    if [[ "1" == "$phpUnitIterativeMode" ]]
+    then
+        echo
+        echo "Uniterate Mode - Iterative Testing with Fast Failure"
+        echo "----------------------------------------------------"
+        echo
+        extraConfigs+=( --order-by=depends,defects )
+        extraConfigs+=( --stop-on-failure --stop-on-error --stop-on-defect --stop-on-warning )
     fi
     set +e
     set -x
@@ -48,7 +57,7 @@ do
         ${paratestConfig[@]} \
         -c ${phpUnitConfigPath} \
         ${rerunFilter[@]} \
-        ${noCoverage[@]} \
+        ${extraConfigs[@]} \
         --enforce-time-limit \
         --fail-on-risky \
         --fail-on-warning \
diff --git a/includes/generic/setConfig.inc.bash b/includes/generic/setConfig.inc.bash
index c9899b4..4f6f9e7 100644
--- a/includes/generic/setConfig.inc.bash
+++ b/includes/generic/setConfig.inc.bash
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ phpcsFailOnWarning=0
 
 ##PHPUnit Configs
 
+#Iterative Mode - prioritises runnign failed tests and stops on first error
+phpUnitIterativeMode=${phpUnitIterativeMode:-0}
+
 # PHPUnit Quick Tests - optional skip slow tests
 phpUnitQuickTests=${phpUnitQuickTests:-0}
 
diff --git a/includes/options.inc.bash b/includes/options.inc.bash
index 5474531..62be79a 100644
--- a/includes/options.inc.bash
+++ b/includes/options.inc.bash
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ function usage {
     echo "     stan|phpstan               phpstan"
     echo "     ann|phpunitAnnotations     phpunitAnnotations"
     echo "     unit|phpunit               phpunit"
+    echo "     uniterate                  phpunit iterative mode - prioritise broken tests and fail on error"
     echo "     infect|infection           infection"
     echo "     md|messdetector            php mess detector"
     echo "     ml|markdown                markdown validation"
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ then
         stan | phpstan              ) singleToolToRun="phpstan";;
         ann | phpunitAnnotations    ) singleToolToRun="phpunitAnnotations";;
         unit | phpunit              ) singleToolToRun="phpunit";;
+        uniterate                   ) singleToolToRun="phpunit"; phpUnitIterativeMode=1;;
         infect | infection          ) singleToolToRun="infection";;
         md | messdetector           ) singleToolToRun="messDetector";;
         ml | markdown               ) singleToolToRun="markdownLinks";;