diff --git a/src/scripts/common.sh b/src/scripts/common.sh
index 25ce2fb2..418f1d08 100644
--- a/src/scripts/common.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/common.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export xdebug3_versions="7.[2-4]|8.[0-9]"
 export tool_path_dir="/usr/local/bin"
 export composer_bin="$HOME/.composer/vendor/bin"
 export composer_json="$HOME/.composer/composer.json"
+export composer_lock="$HOME/.composer/composer.lock"
 export latest="releases/latest/download"
 export github="https://github.com/shivammathur"
 export bintray="https://dl.bintray/shivammathur"
@@ -191,6 +192,10 @@ configure_composer() {
     add_log "$cross" "composer" "Could not download composer"
     exit 1
   fi
+  if ! [ -e "$composer_json" ]; then
+    echo '{}' | tee "$composer_json" >/dev/null 2>&1
+    sudo chmod 644 "$composer_json"
+  fi
   composer -q config -g process-timeout 0
   echo "$composer_bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
   if [ -n "$COMPOSER_TOKEN" ]; then
@@ -240,7 +245,8 @@ add_composertool() {
     fi
   fi
   (
-    composer global require "$prefix$release" >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
+    sudo rm -f "$composer_lock" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    composer global require "$prefix$release" >/dev/null 2>&1
     json=$(grep "$prefix$tool" "$composer_json") &&
     tool_version=$(get_tool_version 'echo' "$json") &&
     add_log "$tick" "$tool" "Added $tool $tool_version"
diff --git a/src/scripts/win32.ps1 b/src/scripts/win32.ps1
index 327852e4..639d06fb 100644
--- a/src/scripts/win32.ps1
+++ b/src/scripts/win32.ps1
@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ Function Edit-ComposerConfig() {
     Add-Log "$cross" "composer" "Could not download composer"
     exit 1;
   }
+  if (-not(Test-Path $composer_json)) {
+    Set-Content -Path $composer_json -Value "{}"
+  }
   composer -q config -g process-timeout 0
   Write-Output $composer_bin | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8
   if (Test-Path env:COMPOSER_TOKEN) {
@@ -302,7 +305,10 @@ Function Add-Composertool() {
     Add-Log $cross $tool "Skipped"
     Return
   }
-  composer global require $prefix$release 2>&1 | out-null
+  if(Test-Path $composer_lock) {
+    Remove-Item -Path $composer_lock -Force
+  }
+  composer global require $prefix$release >$null 2>&1
   $json = findstr $prefix$tool $env:APPDATA\Composer\composer.json
   if(Test-Path $composer_bin\composer) {
     Copy-Item -Path "$bin_dir\composer" -Destination "$composer_bin\composer" -Force
@@ -330,6 +336,8 @@ $bin_dir = $php_dir
 $bintray = 'https://dl.bintray.com/shivammathur/php'
 $github = 'https://github.com'
 $composer_bin = "$env:APPDATA\Composer\vendor\bin"
+$composer_json = "$env:APPDATA\Composer\composer.json"
+$composer_lock = "$env:APPDATA\Composer\composer.lock"
 $current_profile = "$env:TEMP\setup-php.ps1"
 $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
 $nightly_version = '8.[0-9]'