diff --git a/src/Composer/Factory.php b/src/Composer/Factory.php
index 8f7ba28e0..0eb428657 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Factory.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Factory.php
@@ -353,12 +353,12 @@ class Factory
         }
 
         $composer = null;
-        chdir($config->get('home'));
         try {
+            chdir($config->get('home'));
             $composer = self::createComposer($io, null, $disablePlugins, false);
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
         }
-        chdir($oldCwd);
+        @chdir($oldCwd);
 
         return $composer;
     }