diff --git a/recipe/common.php b/recipe/common.php
index 439d3ac8d..90ef05477 100644
--- a/recipe/common.php
+++ b/recipe/common.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
     if (empty($composer)) {
         run("cd {{release_path}} && curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php");
-        $composer = '{{bin/php}} composer.phar';
+        $composer = '{{bin/php}} {{release_path}}/composer.phar';
     }
 
     return $composer;