diff --git a/data/default.yaml b/data/default.yaml
index 5e9d47959..f75cf051b 100644
--- a/data/default.yaml
+++ b/data/default.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 ---
-
 lookup_options:
   php::fpm::pools:
     merge: first
-
+php::composer::channel_sources:
+  stable: 'https://getcomposer.org/download/latest-stable/composer.phar'
+  preview: 'https://getcomposer.org/download/latest-preview/composer.phar'
+  snapshot: 'https://getcomposer.org/composer.phar'
+  1: 'https://getcomposer.org/download/latest-1.x/composer.phar'
+  2: 'https://getcomposer.org/download/latest-2.x/composer.phar'
diff --git a/manifests/composer.pp b/manifests/composer.pp
index 4177ee220..286b1f225 100644
--- a/manifests/composer.pp
+++ b/manifests/composer.pp
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 #
 # === Parameters
 #
-# [*source*]
-#   Holds URL to the Composer source file
+# [*channel_sources*]
+#   Define channel URLs to the Composer source file
 #
 # [*path*]
 #   Holds path to the Composer executable
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #   UNIX group of the root user
 #
 class php::composer (
-  String $source                       = $php::params::composer_source,
+  Hash $channel_sources                = {},
   Stdlib::Absolutepath $path           = $php::params::composer_path,
   Optional[String[1]] $proxy_type      = undef,
   Optional[String[1]] $proxy_server    = undef,
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
   archive { 'download composer':
     path         => $path,
-    source       => $source,
+    source       => $channel_sources.dig($channel),
     proxy_type   => $proxy_type,
     proxy_server => $proxy_server,
   }
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
   if $auto_update {
     class { 'php::composer::auto_update':
       max_age      => $max_age,
-      source       => $source,
       path         => $path,
       channel      => $channel,
       proxy_type   => $proxy_type,
diff --git a/manifests/composer/auto_update.pp b/manifests/composer/auto_update.pp
index fe7a4f692..51d440165 100644
--- a/manifests/composer/auto_update.pp
+++ b/manifests/composer/auto_update.pp
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 # [*max_age*]
 #   Defines number of days after which Composer should be updated
 #
-# [*source*]
-#   Holds URL to the Composer source file
-#
 # [*path*]
 #   Holds path to the Composer executable
 #
@@ -30,7 +27,6 @@
 #
 class php::composer::auto_update (
   Integer[1] $max_age,
-  String[1] $source,
   Stdlib::Absolutepath $path,
   Php::ComposerChannel  $channel = 'stable',
   Optional[String[1]] $proxy_type   = undef,
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index bbcdff88d..06be249c6 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   $ensure              = 'present'
   $fpm_service_enable  = true
   $fpm_service_ensure  = 'running'
-  $composer_source     = 'https://getcomposer.org/composer.phar'
   $composer_path       = '/usr/local/bin/composer'
   $composer_max_age    = 30
   $pear_ensure         = 'present'
diff --git a/spec/classes/php_composer_spec.rb b/spec/classes/php_composer_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..651b8ca15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/classes/php_composer_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'php::composer', type: :class do
+  on_supported_os.each do |os, facts|
+    context "on #{os}" do
+      let :facts do
+        facts
+      end
+      let(:pre_condition) { 'class {"php": composer => false}' }
+
+      describe 'works without params' do
+        it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
+      end
+
+      describe 'when called with no parameters' do
+        it { is_expected.to contain_file('/usr/local/bin/composer') }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end