diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__group/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__group/gencode-remote
index 822619d2..6091c548 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__group/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__group/gencode-remote
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ state="$(cat "$__object/parameter/state")"
 # Use short option names for portability
 shorten_property() {
    case "$1" in
-      gid) echo -- "-g";;
-      password) echo -- "-p";;
-      system) echo -- "-r";;
+      gid) echo " -g";;
+      password) echo " -p";;
+      system) echo " -r";;
    esac
 }