diff --git a/bin/cdist-type-emulator b/bin/cdist-type-emulator
index 10e0534d..0b709a13 100755
--- a/bin/cdist-type-emulator
+++ b/bin/cdist-type-emulator
@@ -149,14 +149,18 @@ exit 1
 ################################################################################
 # Merge object
 #
+# Save original destination
+__cdist_out_object_dir="$__cdist_out_object_dir_orig"
+
+__cdist_object_destination_dir="$(__cdist_object_dir "$__cdist_object_self")"
 
 #
-# Ensure that only optional or required parameters are given
+# If the object already exists and is exactly the same, merge it. Otherwise fail.
 #
+if [ -e "${__cdist_new_object_dir}" ]; then
+   source="$(__cdist_object_source "${__cdist_new_object_dir}")"
+   __cdist_exit_err "${__cdist_object} already exists (source: $source)"
 
-# old stuff
-# if [ -e "${__cdist_new_object_dir}" ]; then
-#    source="$(__cdist_object_source "${__cdist_new_object_dir}")"
-#    __cdist_exit_err "${__cdist_object} already exists (source: $source)"
-# fi
+
+fi