diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 14f4a357a..bf3b94534 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ endif
 	# Install newrelic PHP extension if NEW_RELIC_LICENSE_KEY defined
 	make -s newrelic
 	$(call php-0, kill -USR2 1)
-	$(call php, composer global require -o --update-no-dev --no-suggest "hirak/prestissimo:^0.3")
 
 ## Install backend dependencies
 back:
 	docker-compose up -d --remove-orphans --no-deps php # PHP container is required for composer
-	$(call php, composer global require -o --update-no-dev --no-suggest "hirak/prestissimo:^0.3")
+	# Set composer2 as default
+	$(call php-0, ln -fs composer2 /usr/bin/composer)
 ifneq ($(strip $(ADD_PHP_EXT)),)
 # Install additional php extensions as this goal used in CI (todo stop doing it)
 	$(call php-0, apk add --no-cache $(ADD_PHP_EXT))