diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__rsync/gencode-local b/cdist/conf/type/__rsync/gencode-local
index 6df79c97..7d688115 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__rsync/gencode-local
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__rsync/gencode-local
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ remote_user=$(cat "$__object/parameter/remote-user")
 if [ -f "$__object/parameter/destination" ]; then
     destination=$(cat "$__object/parameter/destination")
 else
-    destination="$__object_id"
+    destination="/$__object_id"
 fi
 
 set --
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__rsync/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__rsync/gencode-remote
index 93125112..f8d85313 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__rsync/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__rsync/gencode-remote
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 if [ -f "$__object/parameter/destination" ]; then
     destination=$(cat "$__object/parameter/destination")
 else
-    destination="$__object_id"
+    destination="/$__object_id"
 fi
 
 ownergroup=""