diff --git a/plugins/composer/composer.plugin.zsh b/plugins/composer/composer.plugin.zsh
index 2c6044aef..22ecbf299 100644
--- a/plugins/composer/composer.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/composer/composer.plugin.zsh
@@ -49,7 +49,17 @@ alias cget='curl -s https://getcomposer.org/installer | php'
 
 # Add Composer's global binaries to PATH, using Composer if available.
 if (( $+commands[composer] )); then
-  export PATH=$PATH:$(composer global config bin-dir --absolute 2>/dev/null)
+    _retrieve_cache composer
+
+    if [[ -z $__composer_bin_dir ]]; then
+        __composer_bin_dir=$(composer global config bin-dir --absolute 2>/dev/null)
+        _store_cache composer __composer_bin_dir
+    fi
+
+    # Add Composer's global binaries to PATH
+    export PATH="$PATH:$__composer_bin_dir"
+
+    unset __composer_bin_dir
 else
   [ -d $HOME/.composer/vendor/bin ] && export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.composer/vendor/bin
   [ -d $HOME/.config/composer/vendor/bin ] && export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.config/composer/vendor/bin