diff --git a/bin/cdist-manifest-recursive-run b/bin/cdist-manifest-recursive-run
index 0a2a885b..9cf3e94d 100755
--- a/bin/cdist-manifest-recursive-run
+++ b/bin/cdist-manifest-recursive-run
@@ -38,10 +38,17 @@ set -eu
 __cdist_output_dir="$1"; shift
 __cdist_object_dir="$1"; shift
 
-__cdist_object_ran_all=0
+# change to directory containing objects
+cd "$__cdist_object_dir"
 
-while [ "$__cdist_object_ran_all" = 0 ]; do
-   cd "$__cdist_object_dir"
+# Loop until we do not create new objects anymore
+# which is equal to all objects have been run
+__cdist_object_created_new=1
+
+
+while [ "$__cdist_object_created_new" = 1 ]; do
+   # assume we're done after this run
+   __cdist_object_created_new=0
 
    # find all objects (every object has the source recorded)
    find . -name "$__cdist_object_source" |   \
@@ -49,43 +56,38 @@ while [ "$__cdist_object_ran_all" = 0 ]; do
           -e 's;^./;;'                       \
       > "$__cdist_tmp_file"
 
+   cat "$__cdist_tmp_file"
+
    while read object; do
       if [ ! -f "${object}/$__cdist_object_finished" ]; then
          echo "Running object ${object} ..."
-         echo "Merging stuff back..."
+
+         manifest="${object}/${__cdist_name_init}"
+         if [ -x "${manifest}" ]; then
+            cdist-manifest-run "${manifest}" "${__cdist_tmp_dir}"
+
+            echo "Merging stuff back..."
+            # FIXME: continue here
+            # tar, cp, pax?
+            # - copy if not existing
+            # fail (abort whole recursive run) if existing
+            # 
+            # iterate over all new objects and copy each back?
+
+         else
+            # Be nice, warn user if manifests exists, but is not executable
+            if [ -f "${manifest}" ]; then
+               echo "Warning ${manifest} is not executable"
+            fi
+         fi
+
          touch "${object}/$__cdist_object_finished"
+
+         # At least one more run needed
+         __cdist_object_created_new=1
       fi
    done < "$__cdist_tmp_file"
 
-#    # FIXME past 1.0: allow multi level ids (/example/id instead of example_id only)
-#    # OUTER LOOP NEEDED IF GOING OVER ALL OBJECTS WITH FIND?
-#    for type in *; do
-#       cd "$__cdist_object_dir/$type"
-# 
-#       # find all objects (every object has the source recorded)
-#       find . -name "$__cdist_object_source" > "$__cdist_tmp_file"
-# 
-#       while read object; do
-#          echo "Running object ${type}/${object} ..."
-#       done < "$__cdist_tmp_file"
-#    done
-#    
-#    # FIXME: abort on real case only :-)
-#    __cdist_object_ran_all=1
 done
 
 exit 0
-
-# Ensure binaries exist and are up-to-date
-cdist-build-bin
-
-# prepend our path, so all cdist tools come before other tools
-PATH="${__cdist_cache_bin}:$PATH"
-
-# Force -x, so the user is aware the file is executed
-if [ ! -x "${__cdist_manifest_init}" ]; then
-   __cdist_exit_err "${__cdist_manifest_init} needs to be executable."
-fi
-
-mkdir -p "${__cdist_output_dir}"
-"${__cdist_manifest}"