diff --git a/src/Carbon/Traits/Creator.php b/src/Carbon/Traits/Creator.php
index 9509e5ba..33fa9f5b 100644
--- a/src/Carbon/Traits/Creator.php
+++ b/src/Carbon/Traits/Creator.php
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ trait Creator
     /**
      * The errors that can occur.
      */
-    protected static ?array $lastErrors = null;
+    protected static array|bool $lastErrors = false;
 
     /**
      * Create a new Carbon instance.
@@ -905,14 +905,7 @@ public static function make($var, DateTimeZone|string|null $timezone = null): ?s
      */
     private static function setLastErrors($lastErrors): void
     {
-        if (\is_array($lastErrors) || $lastErrors === false) {
-            static::$lastErrors = \is_array($lastErrors) ? $lastErrors : [
-                'warning_count' => 0,
-                'warnings' => [],
-                'error_count' => 0,
-                'errors' => [],
-            ];
-        }
+        static::$lastErrors = $lastErrors;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -920,7 +913,7 @@ private static function setLastErrors($lastErrors): void
      */
     public static function getLastErrors(): array|false
     {
-        return static::$lastErrors ?? false;
+        return static::$lastErrors;
     }
 
     private static function monthToInt(mixed $value, string $unit = 'month'): mixed
diff --git a/tests/Carbon/CreateFromFormatTest.php b/tests/Carbon/CreateFromFormatTest.php
index 54714cc1..27e2aac4 100644
--- a/tests/Carbon/CreateFromFormatTest.php
+++ b/tests/Carbon/CreateFromFormatTest.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 use Carbon\Carbon;
 use DateTime;
 use DateTimeZone;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\RequiresPhp;
 use Tests\AbstractTestCase;
 use Tests\Carbon\Fixtures\MyCarbon;
 
@@ -35,13 +36,6 @@ protected function setUp(): void
     {
         parent::setUp();
 
-        $this->noErrors = [
-            'warning_count' => 0,
-            'warnings' => [],
-            'error_count' => 0,
-            'errors' => [],
-        ];
-
         $this->lastErrors = [
             'warning_count' => 1,
             'warnings' => ['10' => 'The parsed date was invalid'],
@@ -141,14 +135,10 @@ public function testCreateFromFormatWithTestNow()
         $this->assertSame($mockedDate->micro === 0, $nativeDate->micro === 0);
     }
 
+    #[RequiresPhp('>=8.2')]
     public function testCreateLastErrorsCanBeAccessedByExtendingClass()
     {
-        $this->assertSame([
-            'warning_count' => 0,
-            'warnings' => [],
-            'error_count' => 0,
-            'errors' => [],
-        ], MyCarbon::getLastErrors());
+        $this->assertFalse(MyCarbon::getLastErrors());
     }
 
     public function testCreateFromFormatHandlesLastErrors()
@@ -160,12 +150,13 @@ public function testCreateFromFormatHandlesLastErrors()
         $this->assertSame($carbon->getLastErrors(), $datetime->getLastErrors());
     }
 
+    #[RequiresPhp('>=8.2')]
     public function testCreateFromFormatResetLastErrors()
     {
         $carbon = Carbon::createFromFormat('d/m/Y', '41/02/1900');
         $this->assertSame($this->lastErrors, $carbon->getLastErrors());
 
         $carbon = Carbon::createFromFormat('d/m/Y', '11/03/2016');
-        $this->assertSame($this->noErrors, $carbon->getLastErrors());
+        $this->assertFalse($carbon->getLastErrors());
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Carbon/LastErrorTest.php b/tests/Carbon/LastErrorTest.php
index dd795092..8290aa22 100644
--- a/tests/Carbon/LastErrorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Carbon/LastErrorTest.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Carbon\Traits\Creator;
 use DateTime;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\RequiresPhp;
 use Tests\AbstractTestCase;
 
 class LastErrorTest extends AbstractTestCase
@@ -34,13 +35,6 @@ protected function setUp(): void
     {
         parent::setUp();
 
-        $this->noErrors = [
-            'warning_count' => 0,
-            'warnings' => [],
-            'error_count' => 0,
-            'errors' => [],
-        ];
-
         $this->lastErrors = [
             'warning_count' => 1,
             'warnings' => ['11' => 'The parsed date was invalid'],
@@ -49,6 +43,7 @@ protected function setUp(): void
         ];
     }
 
+    #[RequiresPhp('>=8.2')]
     public function testCreateHandlesLastErrors()
     {
         $carbon = new Carbon('2017-02-30');
@@ -59,7 +54,7 @@ public function testCreateHandlesLastErrors()
 
         $carbon = new Carbon('2017-02-15');
 
-        $this->assertSame($this->noErrors, $carbon->getLastErrors());
+        $this->assertFalse($carbon->getLastErrors());
     }
 
     public function testLastErrorsInitialization()
@@ -74,16 +69,16 @@ public function __construct($time = null, $tz = null)
 
             public function triggerError()
             {
-                self::setLastErrors(false);
+                self::setLastErrors([
+                    'warning_count' => 1,
+                    'warnings' => ['11' => 'The parsed date was invalid'],
+                    'error_count' => 0,
+                    'errors' => [],
+                ]);
             }
         };
         $this->assertFalse($obj::getLastErrors());
         $obj->triggerError();
-        $this->assertSame([
-            'warning_count' => 0,
-            'warnings' => [],
-            'error_count' => 0,
-            'errors' => [],
-        ], $obj::getLastErrors());
+        $this->assertSame($this->lastErrors, $obj::getLastErrors());
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/CarbonImmutable/CreateFromFormatTest.php b/tests/CarbonImmutable/CreateFromFormatTest.php
index 5c87899f..2b877d0a 100644
--- a/tests/CarbonImmutable/CreateFromFormatTest.php
+++ b/tests/CarbonImmutable/CreateFromFormatTest.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 use Carbon\CarbonImmutable as Carbon;
 use DateTime;
 use DateTimeZone;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\RequiresPhp;
 use Tests\AbstractTestCase;
 use Tests\Carbon\Fixtures\MyCarbon;
 
@@ -35,13 +36,6 @@ protected function setUp(): void
     {
         parent::setUp();
 
-        $this->noErrors = [
-            'warning_count' => 0,
-            'warnings' => [],
-            'error_count' => 0,
-            'errors' => [],
-        ];
-
         $this->lastErrors = [
             'warning_count' => 1,
             'warnings' => ['10' => 'The parsed date was invalid'],
@@ -87,14 +81,10 @@ public function testCreateFromFormatWithTestNow()
         $this->assertSame($mockedDate->micro === 0, $nativeDate->micro === 0);
     }
 
+    #[RequiresPhp('>=8.2')]
     public function testCreateLastErrorsCanBeAccessedByExtendingClass()
     {
-        $this->assertSame([
-            'warning_count' => 0,
-            'warnings' => [],
-            'error_count' => 0,
-            'errors' => [],
-        ], MyCarbon::getLastErrors());
+        $this->assertFalse(MyCarbon::getLastErrors());
     }
 
     public function testCreateFromFormatHandlesLastErrors()
@@ -106,13 +96,14 @@ public function testCreateFromFormatHandlesLastErrors()
         $this->assertSame($carbon->getLastErrors(), $datetime->getLastErrors());
     }
 
+    #[RequiresPhp('>=8.2')]
     public function testCreateFromFormatResetLastErrors()
     {
         $carbon = Carbon::createFromFormat('d/m/Y', '41/02/1900');
         $this->assertSame($this->lastErrors, $carbon->getLastErrors());
 
         $carbon = Carbon::createFromFormat('d/m/Y', '11/03/2016');
-        $this->assertSame($this->noErrors, $carbon->getLastErrors());
+        $this->assertFalse($carbon->getLastErrors());
     }
 
     public function testCreateFromFormatWithDollar()
diff --git a/tests/CarbonImmutable/LastErrorTest.php b/tests/CarbonImmutable/LastErrorTest.php
index 12fff5d1..02e8f139 100644
--- a/tests/CarbonImmutable/LastErrorTest.php
+++ b/tests/CarbonImmutable/LastErrorTest.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 use Carbon\CarbonImmutable as Carbon;
 use Carbon\Traits\Creator;
 use DateTime;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\RequiresPhp;
 use Tests\AbstractTestCase;
 
 class LastErrorTest extends AbstractTestCase
@@ -34,13 +35,6 @@ protected function setUp(): void
     {
         parent::setUp();
 
-        $this->noErrors = [
-            'warning_count' => 0,
-            'warnings' => [],
-            'error_count' => 0,
-            'errors' => [],
-        ];
-
         $this->lastErrors = [
             'warning_count' => 1,
             'warnings' => ['11' => 'The parsed date was invalid'],
@@ -49,6 +43,7 @@ protected function setUp(): void
         ];
     }
 
+    #[RequiresPhp('>=8.2')]
     public function testCreateHandlesLastErrors()
     {
         $carbon = new Carbon('2017-02-30');
@@ -59,7 +54,7 @@ public function testCreateHandlesLastErrors()
 
         $carbon = new Carbon('2017-02-15');
 
-        $this->assertSame($this->noErrors, $carbon->getLastErrors());
+        $this->assertFalse($carbon->getLastErrors());
     }
 
     public function testLastErrorsInitialization()
@@ -74,16 +69,16 @@ public function __construct($time = null, $tz = null)
 
             public function triggerError()
             {
-                self::setLastErrors(false);
+                self::setLastErrors([
+                    'warning_count' => 1,
+                    'warnings' => ['11' => 'The parsed date was invalid'],
+                    'error_count' => 0,
+                    'errors' => [],
+                ]);
             }
         };
         $this->assertFalse($obj::getLastErrors());
         $obj->triggerError();
-        $this->assertSame([
-            'warning_count' => 0,
-            'warnings' => [],
-            'error_count' => 0,
-            'errors' => [],
-        ], $obj::getLastErrors());
+        $this->assertSame($this->lastErrors, $obj::getLastErrors());
     }
 }