diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__ini_value/explorer/state b/cdist/conf/type/__ini_value/explorer/state
index e387d104..3827a354 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__ini_value/explorer/state
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__ini_value/explorer/state
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ file="$(cat "$__object/parameter/file")"
 
 # abort if no file exist
 if ! [ -f "$file" ]; then
-    echo nosuchfile
+    echo absent
     exit
 fi
 
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__ini_value/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__ini_value/gencode-remote
index dc6a0431..ab93077e 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__ini_value/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__ini_value/gencode-remote
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@ file="$(cat "$__object/parameter/file")"
 # validation check
 case "$state_should" in
     present|commented|absent)
-        if [ "$state_is" != "nosuchfile" ]; then
-            # Generate the basic awk struct if a file already exists
-            cat <<SHELL
+        # Generate the basic awk struct if a file already exists
+        cat <<SHELL
 tmpfile="\$(mktemp '${file}.cdist.XXXXXXXX')"
 if [ -f '$file' ]; then
     cp -p '$file' "\$tmpfile"
@@ -35,94 +34,45 @@ fi
 awk -f - '$file' > "\$tmpfile" <<'AWK'
 SHELL
 
-            # generate the awk script and strip unnecessary things
-            {
-                # basic functions which everyone needs
-                cat "$__type/files/common.awk"
+        # generate the awk script and strip unnecessary things
+        {
+            # basic functions which everyone needs
+            cat "$__type/files/common.awk"
 
-                # generate the script
-                awk -v state="$state_should" '
-                function parse(line) {
-                    if(match(line, /^[ \t]*# %code_print%$/) > 0) {
-                        if(state == "present")
-                            print "v_print()"
-                        else if(state == "commented")
-                            print "v_print_commented()"
-                        else
-                            print "print \"script compile error! cdist state " state " unkown!\" > /dev/stderr"
-                    }
-                    else print line
+            # generate the script
+            awk -v state="$state_should" '
+            function parse(line) {
+                if(match(line, /^[ \t]*# %code_print%$/) > 0) {
+                    if(state == "present")
+                        print "v_print()"
+                    else if(state == "commented")
+                        print "v_print_commented()"
+                    else
+                        print "print \"script compile error! cdist state " state " unkown!\" > /dev/stderr"
                 }
-                {
-                    if(match($0, /^[ \t]*# %codeblock_([^%]+)%$/) > 0) {
-                        split($2, result, "_"); type = substr(result[2], 1, length(result[2]) - 1)
-                        file = (ENVIRON["__type"] "/files/parts/" state "/" type ".awk")
-                        while((getline line < file) > 0)
-                            parse(line)
-                        close(file)
-                    }
-                    else print
-                }' "$__type/files/base.awk"
-            } | strip_comments
+                else print line
+            }
+            {
+                if(match($0, /^[ \t]*# %codeblock_([^%]+)%$/) > 0) {
+                    split($2, result, "_"); type = substr(result[2], 1, length(result[2]) - 1)
+                    file = (ENVIRON["__type"] "/files/parts/" state "/" type ".awk")
+                    while((getline line < file) > 0)
+                        parse(line)
+                    close(file)
+                }
+                else print
+            }' "$__type/files/base.awk"
+        } | strip_comments
 
-            # end of here-doc
-            cat <<SHELL
+        # end of here-doc
+        cat <<SHELL
 AWK
 mv -f "\$tmpfile" '$file'
 SHELL
 
-        # state_is 'nosuchfile' is the same as state_should 'absent'
-        elif [ "$state_should" != "absent" ]; then
-            # generate the indentation string
-            spaces() {
-                _i="$1"
-                while [ "$_i" -gt 0 ]; do
-                    printf " "
-                    _i=$((_i - 1))
-                done
-                echo
-            }
-
-            # get values required for the comment field
-            key="$(cat "$__object/parameter/key")"
-            delimiter="$(cat "$__object/parameter/delimiter")"
-            value="$(cat "$__object/parameter/value")"
-            indentation="$(cat "$__object/parameter/indentation" || true)"
-            i_indent="$(spaces "$indentation")"
-            delimiter_space="$(cat "$__object/parameter/delimiter-space" || true)"
-            i_del_space="$(spaces "$delimiter_space")"
-            comment_sign="$(cut -c1 < "$__object/parameter/comment-sign")"
-
-            # Generate a simple shell script which just generates the file
-            printf "cat <<'FILE' > '%s'\n" "$file"
-            printf "%s cdist-generated file by %s/%s\n" "$comment_sign" \
-                "${__type##*/}" "$__object_id"
-            echo
-
-            # print values if available
-            section="$__object/parameter/section"
-            if [ -f "$section" ]; then
-                cat "$section"
-                echo
-            fi
-            comment="$__object/parameter/comment"
-            if [ -f "$comment" ]; then
-                printf "%s%s " "$i_indent" "$comment_sign"
-                cat "$comment"
-            fi
-
-            # print the value
-            printf "%s%s%s%s%s%s%s\n" \
-                "$i_indent" \
-                "$(if [ "$state_should" = "commented" ]; then
-                                printf "%s" "$comment_sign";
-                    fi)" \
-                "$key" "$i_del_space" "$delimiter" "$i_del_space" "$value"
-            echo
-
-            # terminate HERE-DOC
-            echo "FILE"
-        fi
+        # Do not threat it differently if the file does not exist. It's just
+        # absent. Because multiple explorers can say the file does not exist,
+        # so the file should not be completly overwritten all times.
         ;;
 
     *)