diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/packaging/language/composer.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/packaging/language/composer.py
index 60b6bec5c7..af46a1849c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/packaging/language/composer.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/packaging/language/composer.py
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ def main():
 
     # Get composer command with fallback to default
     command = module.params['command']
+    if re.search(r"\s", command):
+        module.fail_json(msg="Use the 'arguments' param for passing arguments with the 'command'")
+    
     arguments = module.params['arguments']
     available_options = get_available_options(module=module, command=command)