diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__link/explorer/state b/cdist/conf/type/__link/explorer/state
index edccf08d..a601d53b 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__link/explorer/state
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__link/explorer/state
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ destination_dir="${destination%/*}"
 case "$type" in
    symbolic)
       cd "$destination_dir" || exit 1
-      # TODO SC2012: use readlink or something?
-      source_is=$(ls -l "$destination" | sed 's/.*-> //g')
+      source_is=$(readlink "$destination")
       if [ -h "$destination" ]; then
          # ignore trailing slashes for comparison
          if [ "${source_is%/}" = "${source%/}" ]; then
@@ -53,9 +52,13 @@ case "$type" in
          echo sourcemissing
          exit 0
       fi
-      # TODO SC2012: use stat?
+      # Currently not worth the effor to change it, stat is not defined by POSIX
+      # and different OSes has different implementations for it.
+      # shellcheck disable=SC2012
       destination_inode=$(ls -i "$destination" | awk '{print $1}')
-      # TODO SC2012: use stat?
+      # Currently not worth the effor to change it, stat is not defined by POSIX
+      # and different OSes has different implementations for it.
+      # shellcheck disable=SC2012
       source_inode=$(ls -i "$source" | awk '{print $1}')
       if [ "$destination_inode" -eq "$source_inode" ]; then
          echo present
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__link/explorer/type b/cdist/conf/type/__link/explorer/type
index aa1aff2c..796f1ac6 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__link/explorer/type
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__link/explorer/type
@@ -24,24 +24,26 @@
 destination="/$__object_id"
 
 if [ ! -e "$destination" ]; then
-   echo none
+    echo none
 elif [ -h "$destination" ]; then
-   echo symlink
+    echo symlink
 elif [ -f "$destination" ]; then
-   type="$(cat "$__object/parameter/type")"
-   case "$type" in
-      hard)
-         # TODO SC2012: use stat?
-         link_count=$(ls -l "$destination" | awk '{ print $2 }')
-         if [ "$link_count" -gt 1 ]; then
-            echo hardlink
-            exit 0
-         fi
-      ;;
-   esac
-   echo file
+    type="$(cat "$__object/parameter/type")"
+    case "$type" in
+        hard)
+            # Currently not worth the effor to change it, stat is not defined by POSIX
+            # and different OSes has different implementations for it.
+            # shellcheck disable=SC2012
+            ink_count=$(ls -l "$destination" | awk '{ print $2 }')
+            if [ "$link_count" -gt 1 ]; then
+                echo hardlink
+                exit 0
+            fi
+        ;;
+    esac
+    echo file
 elif [ -d "$destination" ]; then
-   echo directory
+    echo directory
 else
-   echo unknown
+    echo unknown
 fi