diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
index 1f952e2..e51f0c0 100644
--- a/metadata.rb
+++ b/metadata.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 license          'Apache 2.0'
 description      'Installs/Configures ZF2'
 long_description 'Installs/Configures ZF2'
-version          '0.5.2'
+version          '0.5.3'
 
 depends 'baseserver', '~> 0.7.10'
 
diff --git a/recipes/projects.rb b/recipes/projects.rb
index b51e020..510e0c8 100644
--- a/recipes/projects.rb
+++ b/recipes/projects.rb
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 
       # install composer.phar
       bash 'composer_installer' do
-        environment 'COMPOSER_HOME' => parentprojectdir.to_path
+        environment 'COMPOSER_HOME' => projectdata['projectdir']
         user projectdata['owner']
         cwd projectdata['projectdir']
         code <<-EOH
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 
       # composer install (uses: .lock file)
       bash 'install_composer' do
-        environment 'COMPOSER_HOME' => parentprojectdir.to_path
+        environment 'COMPOSER_HOME' => projectdata['projectdir']
         user projectdata['owner']
         cwd projectdata['projectdir']
         code <<-EOH