diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__cron/explorer/entry b/cdist/conf/type/__cron/explorer/entry
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__cron/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__cron/gencode-remote
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index e84cf66a..712eb1a1
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__cron/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__cron/gencode-remote
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ prefix="#cdist:__cron/$__object_id"
 suffix="#/cdist:__cron/$__object_id"
 filter="^# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE|^# \(.* installed on |^# \(Cron version V"
 cat << DONE
-crontab -u $user -l | grep -v -E "$filter" | awk -v prefix="$prefix" -v suffix="$suffix" '
+crontab -u $user -l 2>/dev/null | grep -v -E "$filter" | awk -v prefix="$prefix" -v suffix="$suffix" '
 {
    if (index(\$0,prefix)) {
       triggered=1
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ DONE
 case "$state_should" in
     present)
         echo "("
-        echo "crontab -u $user -l | grep -v -E "$filter" 2>/dev/null || true"
+        echo "crontab -u $user -l 2>/dev/null | grep -v -E \"$filter\" 2>/dev/null || true"
         echo "echo '$entry'"
         echo ") | crontab -u $user -"
     ;;
     absent)
-        echo "( crontab -u $user -l | grep -v -E "$filter" 2>/dev/null || true ) | \\"
+        echo "( crontab -u $user -l 2>/dev/null | grep -v -E \"$filter\" 2>/dev/null || true ) | \\"
         echo "grep -v \"# $name\\$\" | crontab -u $user -"
     ;;
 esac