diff --git a/bin/cdist-cconfig-tree b/bin/cdist-cconfig-tree
index d44d8232..084e9fd1 100755
--- a/bin/cdist-cconfig-tree
+++ b/bin/cdist-cconfig-tree
@@ -71,17 +71,16 @@ mkdir -p "${cdist_bindir}"
 #unset PATH
 
 # prepend our path
-PATH="${cdist_bindir}:$PATH"
+PATH="${__cdist_cache_bin}:$PATH"
 
 # create output dir
 mkdir -p "${cdist_confdir}"
 
 # force -x, so the user is aware the file is executed
-if [ -x "${__cdist_manifest_init}" ]; then
-   "${__cdist_manifest_init}"
-else
-   echo Throw some error, as you forgot to +x it.
-   exit 1
+if [ ! -x "${__cdist_manifest_init}" ]; then
+   __cdist_exit_err "${__cdist_manifest_init} needs to be executable."
 fi
 
+"${__cdist_manifest_init}"
+
 echo "Finished tree generation, have a look at ${cdist_confdir}."