diff --git a/providers/composer.rb b/providers/composer.rb
index da3212e..a74e314 100644
--- a/providers/composer.rb
+++ b/providers/composer.rb
@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@
 
   remote_file "#{new_resource.project_path}/composer.phar" do
     source "http://getcomposer.org/composer.phar"
-    mode "0774"
-    not_if do
-      ::File.exists?("#{new_resource.project_path}/composer.phar")
+    if ::File.exists?("#{new_resource.project_path}/composer.phar")
+        mode "0774"
     end
   end
   new_resource.updated_by_last_action(true)
@@ -34,10 +33,9 @@
 action :install_packages do
   execute "install dependencies with composer #{new_resource.name}" do
     cwd new_resource.project_path
-    user "root"
-    command "php composer.phar install"
-    only_if do
-      ::File.exists?("#{new_resource.project_path}/composer.json")
+    if ::File.exists?("#{new_resource.project_path}/composer.json")
+      user "root"
+      command "php composer.phar install"
     end
   end
   new_resource.updated_by_last_action(true)