diff --git a/doc/dev/todo/steven b/doc/dev/todo/steven
index 4b374a92..41941739 100644
--- a/doc/dev/todo/steven
+++ b/doc/dev/todo/steven
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
 Object:
-   cdist_object.code_local_path
-   cdist_object.code_remote_path
-   cdist_object.remote_code_remote_path
-
-   cdist_object.parameter_path
-
-
 
 
 Type:
diff --git a/lib/cdist/core/object.py b/lib/cdist/core/object.py
index 76f37487..2f1d93c4 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/core/object.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/core/object.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class Object(object):
         self.object_id = object_id
         self.name = os.path.join(self.type.name, self.object_id)
         self.path = os.path.join(self.type.path, self.object_id)
-        self.absolute_path = os.path.join(self.base_path, self.path)
+        self.absolute_path = os.path.join(self.base_path, self.path, DOT_CDIST)
         self.code_local_path = os.path.join(self.path, "code-local")
         self.code_remote_path = os.path.join(self.path, "code-remote")
         self.parameter_path = os.path.join(self.path, "parameter")
@@ -126,12 +126,12 @@ class Object(object):
     @property
     def changed(self):
         """Check whether the object has been changed."""
-        return os.path.isfile(os.path.join(self.path, "changed"))
+        return os.path.isfile(os.path.join(self.absolute_path, "changed"))
 
     @changed.setter
     def changed(self, value):
         """Change the objects changed status."""
-        path = os.path.join(self.path, "changed")
+        path = os.path.join(self.absolute_path, "changed")
         if value:
             open(path, "w").close()
         else:
@@ -147,12 +147,12 @@ class Object(object):
     @property
     def prepared(self):
         """Check whether the object has been prepared."""
-        return os.path.isfile(os.path.join(self.path, "prepared"))
+        return os.path.isfile(os.path.join(self.absolute_path, "prepared"))
 
     @prepared.setter
     def prepared(self, value):
         """Change the objects prepared status."""
-        path = os.path.join(self.path, "prepared")
+        path = os.path.join(self.absolute_path, "prepared")
         if value:
             open(path, "w").close()
         else:
@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@ class Object(object):
     @property
     def ran(self):
         """Check whether the object has been ran."""
-        return os.path.isfile(os.path.join(self.path, "ran"))
+        return os.path.isfile(os.path.join(self.absolute_path, "ran"))
 
     @ran.setter
     def ran(self, value):
         """Change the objects ran status."""
-        path = os.path.join(self.path, "ran")
+        path = os.path.join(self.absolute_path, "ran")
         if value:
             open(path, "w").close()
         else: