diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/CreateProjectCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/CreateProjectCommand.php
index 0c98f5f27..a699e42b4 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/CreateProjectCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/CreateProjectCommand.php
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ EOT
 
     protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
     {
-        $io = $this->getApplication()->getIO();
+        $io = $this->getIO();
 
         return $this->installProject(
             $io,
diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/InstallCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/InstallCommand.php
index cee9a9603..1f711c334 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/InstallCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/InstallCommand.php
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ EOT
     protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
     {
         $composer = $this->getComposer();
-        $io = $this->getApplication()->getIO();
+        $io = $this->getIO();
         $install = Installer::create($io, $composer);
 
         $install
diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/UpdateCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/UpdateCommand.php
index 7fe888139..44bd17b90 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/UpdateCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/UpdateCommand.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ EOT
     protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
     {
         $composer = $this->getComposer();
-        $io = $this->getApplication()->getIO();
+        $io = $this->getIO();
         $install = Installer::create($io, $composer);
 
         $install