diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__lxc_container/explorer/state b/cdist/conf/type/__lxc_container/explorer/state
index 23900ba6..0c79d3c8 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__lxc_container/explorer/state
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__lxc_container/explorer/state
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ if ! lxc_c info -H -S >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 	echo "absent"
 else
 	# print state (command output matches to type states)
-	lxc_c info -H -s | tr '[[:upper:]]' '[[:lower:]]'
+	lxc_c info -H -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]'
 fi