diff --git a/lib/cdist/core/manifest.py b/lib/cdist/core/manifest.py
index 8f9fc7ae..e97ba095 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/core/manifest.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/core/manifest.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ common:
         __global: full qualified path to the global output dir == local.out_path
         __cdist_manifest: full qualified path of the manifest == script
         __cdist_type_base_path: full qualified path to the directory where types are defined for use in type emulator
-            == local.type_base_path
+            == local.type_path
 
 initial manifest is:
     script: full qualified path to the initial manifest
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class Manifest(object):
             'PATH': "%s:%s" % (self.local.bin_path, os.environ['PATH']),
             '__target_host': self.target_host,
             '__global': self.local.out_path,
-            '__cdist_type_base_path': self.local.type_base_path, # for use in type emulator
+            '__cdist_type_base_path': self.local.type_path, # for use in type emulator
         }
 
     def run_initial_manifest(self, script):
@@ -90,5 +90,5 @@ class Manifest(object):
             '__object_fq': cdist_object.path,
             '__type': cdist_object.type.absolute_path,
         })
-        script = os.path.join(self.local.type_base_path, cdist_object.type.manifest_path)
+        script = os.path.join(self.local.type_path, cdist_object.type.manifest_path)
         return self.local.run_script(script, env=env)
diff --git a/lib/cdist/test/manifest/__init__.py b/lib/cdist/test/manifest/__init__.py
index ffbbff29..341f4893 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/test/manifest/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/test/manifest/__init__.py
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@ class ManifestTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(output_dict['PATH'].startswith(self.local.bin_path))
         self.assertEqual(output_dict['__target_host'], self.local.target_host)
         self.assertEqual(output_dict['__global'], self.local.out_path)
-        self.assertEqual(output_dict['__cdist_type_base_path'], self.local.type_base_path)
+        self.assertEqual(output_dict['__cdist_type_base_path'], self.local.type_path)
         self.assertEqual(output_dict['__manifest'], self.local.manifest_path)
 
     def test_type_manifest_environment(self):
-        cdist_type = core.Type(self.local.type_base_path, '__dump_environment')
-        cdist_object = core.Object(cdist_type, self.local.object_base_path, 'whatever')
+        cdist_type = core.Type(self.local.type_path, '__dump_environment')
+        cdist_object = core.Object(cdist_type, self.local.object_path, 'whatever')
         
         output_string = self.manifest.run_type_manifest(cdist_object)
         output_dict = {}
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class ManifestTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(output_dict['PATH'].startswith(self.local.bin_path))
         self.assertEqual(output_dict['__target_host'], self.local.target_host)
         self.assertEqual(output_dict['__global'], self.local.out_path)
-        self.assertEqual(output_dict['__cdist_type_base_path'], self.local.type_base_path)
+        self.assertEqual(output_dict['__cdist_type_base_path'], self.local.type_path)
         self.assertEqual(output_dict['__type'], cdist_type.absolute_path)
         self.assertEqual(output_dict['__object'], cdist_object.absolute_path)
         self.assertEqual(output_dict['__object_id'], cdist_object.object_id)