diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__docker/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__docker/man.rst
index 42e71af5..70b92cc7 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__docker/man.rst
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__docker/man.rst
@@ -26,17 +26,24 @@ BOOLEAN PARAMETERS
 experimental
    Install the experimental docker-engine package instead of the latest stable release.
 
+state
+   'present' or 'absent', defaults to 'present'
+
 
 EXAMPLES
 --------
 
 .. code-block:: sh
 
+    # Install docker
     __docker
 
-    # experimental
+    # Install experimental
     __docker --experimental
 
+    # Remove docker
+    __docker --state absent
+
 
 AUTHORS
 -------
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__docker_compose/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__docker_compose/man.rst
index 720a306e..d54b3370 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__docker_compose/man.rst
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__docker_compose/man.rst
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
 version
    Define docker_compose version, defaults to "1.9.0" 
 
+state
+   'present' or 'absent', defaults to 'present'
+
 
 BOOLEAN PARAMETERS
 ------------------
@@ -32,11 +35,15 @@ EXAMPLES
 
 .. code-block:: sh
 
+    # Install docker-compose
     __docker_compose
 
     # Install version 1.9.0-rc4
     __docker_compose --version 1.9.0-rc4
 
+    # Remove docker-compose 
+    __docker_compose --state absent
+
 
 AUTHORS
 -------
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__docker_compose/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__docker_compose/manifest
index 113e87e9..3ab27c63 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__docker_compose/manifest
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__docker_compose/manifest
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
 state="$(cat "$__object/parameter/state")"
 
 # Needed packages
-__docker --state ${state}
-__package curl
-
-if [ ${state} = "absent" ]; then
+if [ ${state} = "present" ]; then
+    __docker
+    __package curl
+elif [ ${state} = "absent" ]; then
     __file /usr/local/bin/docker-compose --state absent
-elif [ ${state} != "present" -a ${state} != "absent" ]; then
+else
     echo "Unknown state: $state_should" >&2
     exit 1
 fi