diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Console/Cli/InstallCommand.php b/system/src/Grav/Console/Cli/InstallCommand.php
index 38664d9a3..58fdd6690 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Console/Cli/InstallCommand.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Console/Cli/InstallCommand.php
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@ class InstallCommand extends Command {
             $output->writeln('<red>ERROR</red> Missing .dependencies file in <cyan>user/</cyan> folder');
         }
 
-        // Updates composer first
-        $output->writeln("\nInstalling vendor dependencies");
-        $output->writeln(system('php bin/composer.phar --working-dir="'.$this->destination.'" --no-interaction update'));
-
         // If yaml config, process
         if ($this->config) {
             if (!$input->getOption('symlink')) {
+                // Updates composer first
+                $output->writeln("\nInstalling vendor dependencies");
+                $output->writeln(system('php bin/composer.phar --working-dir="'.$this->destination.'" --no-interaction update'));
+
                 $this->gitclone($output);
             } else {
                 $this->symlink($output);