diff --git a/Mage/Task/BuiltIn/Composer/ComposerAbstractTask.php b/Mage/Task/BuiltIn/Composer/ComposerAbstractTask.php
index e61c32d..aa31736 100644
--- a/Mage/Task/BuiltIn/Composer/ComposerAbstractTask.php
+++ b/Mage/Task/BuiltIn/Composer/ComposerAbstractTask.php
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ use Mage\Task\AbstractTask;
  */
 abstract class ComposerAbstractTask extends AbstractTask
 {
-    protected function getComposerPath()
+    protected function getComposerCmd()
     {
-        return $this->getConfig()->general('composer_path', 'php composer.phar');
+        $composerCmd = $this->getParameter('composer_cmd', 'php composer.phar');
+        return $this->getConfig()->general('composer_cmd', $composerCmd);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/Mage/Task/BuiltIn/Composer/GenerateAutoloadTask.php b/Mage/Task/BuiltIn/Composer/GenerateAutoloadTask.php
index ea1acf4..2fdafea 100644
--- a/Mage/Task/BuiltIn/Composer/GenerateAutoloadTask.php
+++ b/Mage/Task/BuiltIn/Composer/GenerateAutoloadTask.php
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ class GenerateAutoloadTask extends ComposerAbstractTask
      */
     public function run()
     {
-        return $this->runCommand($this->getComposerPath() . ' dumpautoload --optimize');
+        return $this->runCommand($this->getComposerCmd() . ' dumpautoload --optimize');
     }
 }
diff --git a/Mage/Task/BuiltIn/Composer/InstallTask.php b/Mage/Task/BuiltIn/Composer/InstallTask.php
index 42c468c..d33ca1c 100644
--- a/Mage/Task/BuiltIn/Composer/InstallTask.php
+++ b/Mage/Task/BuiltIn/Composer/InstallTask.php
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ class InstallTask extends ComposerAbstractTask
      */
     public function run()
     {
-        return $this->runCommand($this->getComposerPath() . ' install');
+        return $this->runCommand($this->getComposerCmd() . ' install');
     }
 }