diff --git a/phpcs.xml b/phpcs.xml
index ca5f9edae3..1845a4f61c 100644
--- a/phpcs.xml
+++ b/phpcs.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,29 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <ruleset name="XDMoD Standard">
   <description>XDMoD PHP coding standard</description>
-  <rule ref="PSR1"/>
-  <rule ref="PSR2"/>
+  <rule ref="PSR1">?
+      <exclude name="PSR1.Files.SideEffects.FoundWithSymbols" />
+  </rule>
+  <rule ref="PSR2">
+      <exclude name="PSR2.Methods.FunctionCallSignature.SpaceBeforeCloseBracket" />
+      <exclude name="PSR2.Methods.FunctionClosingBrace.SpacingBeforeClose" />
+      <exclude name="PSR2.ControlStructures.ControlStructureSpacing.SpaceBeforeCloseBrace" />
+      <exclude name="PSR2.ControlStructures.ControlStructureSpacing.SpacingAfterOpenBrace" />
+      <exclude name="Squiz.Functions.MultiLineFunctionDeclaration.BraceOnSameLine" />
+      <exclude name="Squiz.ControlStructures.ControlSignature.SpaceAfterCloseBrace" />
+      <exclude name="Squiz.ControlStructures.ControlSignature.SpaceAfterCloseParenthesis" />
+      <exclude name="Squiz.ControlStructures.ControlSignature.SpaceAfterKeyword" />
+      <exclude name="Squiz.ControlStructures.ForEachLoopDeclaration.SpaceAfterOpen" />
+      <exclude name="Squiz.ControlStructures.ForEachLoopDeclaration.SpaceBeforeClose" />
+      <exclude name="Squiz.WhiteSpace.ControlStructureSpacing.SpacingBeforeClose" />
+      <exclude name="Squiz.WhiteSpace.ControlStructureSpacing.SpacingAfterOpen" />
+      <exclude name="Squiz.WhiteSpace.ControlStructureSpacing.SpacingAfterOpenBrace" />
+      <exclude name="Squiz.Classes.ValidClassName.NotCamelCaps" />
+  </rule>
+  <rule ref="Generic.Files.LineLength">
+      <properties>
+          <property name="lineLimit" value="512"/>
+          <property name="absoluteLineLimit" value="0"/>
+      </properties>
+  </rule>
 </ruleset>