diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__link/explorer/state b/cdist/conf/type/__link/explorer/state
index 587835a2..edccf08d 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__link/explorer/state
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__link/explorer/state
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ destination_dir="${destination%/*}"
 case "$type" in
    symbolic)
       cd "$destination_dir" || exit 1
+      # TODO SC2012: use readlink or something?
       source_is=$(ls -l "$destination" | sed 's/.*-> //g')
       if [ -h "$destination" ]; then
          # ignore trailing slashes for comparison
@@ -52,7 +53,9 @@ case "$type" in
          echo sourcemissing
          exit 0
       fi
+      # TODO SC2012: use stat?
       destination_inode=$(ls -i "$destination" | awk '{print $1}')
+      # TODO SC2012: use stat?
       source_inode=$(ls -i "$source" | awk '{print $1}')
       if [ "$destination_inode" -eq "$source_inode" ]; then
          echo present
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__link/explorer/type b/cdist/conf/type/__link/explorer/type
index 48a79bf0..aa1aff2c 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__link/explorer/type
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__link/explorer/type
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ elif [ -f "$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