diff --git a/bin/cdist-mass-deploy b/bin/cdist-mass-deploy
index d95e9606..defbf109 100755
--- a/bin/cdist-mass-deploy
+++ b/bin/cdist-mass-deploy
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 . cdist-config
 [ $# -ge 1 ] || __cdist_usage "[-p] <target host> [target host ]"
-set -ux
+set -u
 
 filter()
 {
diff --git a/conf/type/__directory/man.text b/conf/type/__directory/man.text
index 8e1484de..e2201172 100644
--- a/conf/type/__directory/man.text
+++ b/conf/type/__directory/man.text
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ __directory /home/services/nfs --parents yes
 
 # Change permissions recursively
 __directory /home/services --recursive yes --owner root --group root
+
+# Setup a temp directory
+__directory /local --mode 1777
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