diff --git a/scripts/_common.sh b/scripts/_common.sh
index 566747d..431d2c2 100644
--- a/scripts/_common.sh
+++ b/scripts/_common.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ init_composer() {
         php -- --quiet --install-dir="$destdir" \
     || ynh_die "Unable to install Composer"
 
+  # Force the dependance to php 5.6
+  exec_composer "$destdir" config -g platform.php 5.6
+  exec_composer "$destdir" update --no-dev
   # update dependencies to create composer.lock
   exec_composer "$destdir" install --no-dev \
     || ynh_die "Unable to update PhpMyAdmin core dependencies"