diff --git a/src/NewCommand.php b/src/NewCommand.php
index aa2310fe..4a03e278 100644
--- a/src/NewCommand.php
+++ b/src/NewCommand.php
@@ -219,8 +219,10 @@ protected function getVersion(InputInterface $input)
      */
     protected function findComposer()
     {
-        if (file_exists(getcwd().'/composer.phar')) {
-            return '"'.PHP_BINARY.'" composer.phar';
+        $composerPath = getcwd().'/composer.phar';
+
+        if (file_exists($composerPath)) {
+            return '"'.PHP_BINARY.'" '.$composerPath;
         }
 
         return 'composer';