diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__git/explorer/branch b/cdist/conf/type/__git/explorer/branch
index 483edb2a..21c01dc7 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__git/explorer/branch
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__git/explorer/branch
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 destination="/$__object_id"
 
-os="$(cat "$__global/explorer/os")"
 state_should="$(cat "$__object/parameter/state")"
 owner="$(cat "$__object/parameter/owner")"
 
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ if [ "$state_should" = "present" ] && [ -d "$destination/.git" ]; then
     # Whenever possible run git as non-root, see history of CVEs.
     branch="$(su -m "$git_user" -c "git -C '$destination' rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD")"
     if [ "$branch" != "HEAD" ]; then
-        echo $branch
+        echo "$branch"
     else
         # We are using tags
         su -m "$git_user" -c "git -C '$destination' describe --always --tags --abbrev=0"
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__git/explorer/needs-update b/cdist/conf/type/__git/explorer/needs-update
index d055b794..2c316683 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__git/explorer/needs-update
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__git/explorer/needs-update
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 destination="/$__object_id"
 
-os="$(cat "$__global/explorer/os")"
 state_should="$(cat "$__object/parameter/state")"
 branch_should="$(cat "$__object/parameter/branch")"
 owner="$(cat "$__object/parameter/owner")"