diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__acl/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__acl/gencode-remote
index d47469c1..36eca3f8 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__acl/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__acl/gencode-remote
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
 
 file_is="$( cat "$__object/explorer/file_is" )"
 
-# TODO this check is not needed with dry-run
-[ "$file_is" = 'missing' ] && exit 0
+[ "$file_is" = 'missing' ] && [ -z "$__cdist_dry_run" ] && exit 0
 
 os="$( cat "$__global/explorer/os" )"