diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__user/explorer/group b/cdist/conf/type/__user/explorer/group
index 5b9ab5c4..2aae2973 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__user/explorer/group
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__user/explorer/group
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@
 
 if [ -f "$__object/parameter/gid" ]; then
    gid=$(cat "$__object/parameter/gid")
-   if [ -x /usr/bin/getent ] || [ -x /bin/getent ]; then
-      getent group "$gid" || true
+   getent=$(command -v getent)
+   if [ X != X"${getent}" ]; then
+      "${getent}" group "$gid" || true
    elif [ -f /etc/group ]; then
       grep -E "^(${gid}|([^:]+:){2}${gid}):" /etc/group || true
    fi
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__user/explorer/passwd b/cdist/conf/type/__user/explorer/passwd
index 592d04c4..677e3ff0 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__user/explorer/passwd
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__user/explorer/passwd
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@
 
 name=$__object_id
 
-if [ -x /usr/bin/getent ] || [ -x /bin/getent ]; then
-  getent passwd "$name" || true
+getent=$(command -v getent)
+if [ X != X"${getent}" ]; then
+  "${getent}" passwd "$name" || true
 elif [ -f /etc/passwd ]; then
   grep "^${name}:" /etc/passwd || true
 fi
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__user/explorer/shadow b/cdist/conf/type/__user/explorer/shadow
index b2d1d121..1e6658d4 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__user/explorer/shadow
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__user/explorer/shadow
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ case "$os" in
 esac
   
 
-if [ -x /usr/bin/getent ] || [ -x /bin/getent ]; then
-  getent "$database" "$name" || true
+getent=$(command -v getent)
+if [ X != X"${getent}" ]; then
+  "${getent}" "$database" "$name" || true
 elif [ -f /etc/shadow ]; then
   grep "^${name}:" /etc/shadow || true
 fi