diff --git a/lib/cdist/config_install.py b/lib/cdist/config_install.py
index c4c1af10..e6172a8c 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/config_install.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/config_install.py
@@ -163,10 +163,12 @@ class ConfigInstall:
             cdist.exec.run_or_fail([code_local])
 
         # code remote
-        local_remote_code   = cdist_object.code_remote_path
-        remote_remote_code  = cdist_object.remote_code_remote_path
+        local_remote_code   = os.path.join(self.context.object_base_path,
+            cdist_object.code_remote_path)
+        remote_remote_code  = os.path.join(self.context.remote_object_path,
+            cdist_object.code_remote_path)
         if os.path.isfile(local_remote_code):
-            self.context.transfer_file(local_remote_code, remote_remote_code)
+            self.context.transfer_path(local_remote_code, remote_remote_code)
             cdist.exec.run_or_fail([remote_remote_code], remote_prefix=True)
 
         cdist_object.ran = True