diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__postfix_master/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__postfix_master/gencode-remote
index 7c109a69..73de1088 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__postfix_master/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__postfix_master/gencode-remote
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ case "$state_should" in
          remove_entry
       fi
       cat << DONE
-cat >> "$config" << ${__type##*/}_DONE
+cat >> "$config" << "${__type##*/}_DONE"
 $(cat "$entry")
 ${__type##*/}_DONE
 DONE