diff --git a/src/Configurator/ComposerScriptsConfigurator.php b/src/Configurator/ComposerScriptsConfigurator.php
index abdcefc80..a230eda57 100644
--- a/src/Configurator/ComposerScriptsConfigurator.php
+++ b/src/Configurator/ComposerScriptsConfigurator.php
@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ public function unconfigure(Recipe $recipe, $scripts, Lock $lock)
     public function update(RecipeUpdate $recipeUpdate, array $originalConfig, array $newConfig): void
     {
         $json = new JsonFile(Factory::getComposerFile());
-        $jsonPath = ltrim(str_replace($recipeUpdate->getRootDir(), '', $json->getPath()), '/\\');
+        $jsonPath = $json->getPath();
+        if (str_starts_with($jsonPath, $recipeUpdate->getRootDir())) {
+            $jsonPath = substr($jsonPath, \strlen($recipeUpdate->getRootDir()));
+        }
+        $jsonPath = ltrim($jsonPath, '/\\');
 
         $recipeUpdate->setOriginalFile(
             $jsonPath,