diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__acl/explorer/acl_is b/cdist/conf/type/__acl/explorer/acl_is
index bb1db89d..c5d8468d 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__acl/explorer/acl_is
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__acl/explorer/acl_is
@@ -18,15 +18,16 @@
 # along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
+acl_path="/$__object_id"
+
+[ ! -e "$acl_path" ] && exit 0
+
 if ! command -v getfacl 2>/dev/null
 then
     echo 'getfacl not available' >&2
     exit 1
 fi
 
-if [ -e "/$__object_id" ]
-then
-    getfacl "/$__object_id" 2>/dev/null \
-        | grep -E '^((default:)?(user|group):[^:]|(default:)?mask::)' \
-        || true
-fi
+getfacl "$acl_path" 2>/dev/null \
+    | grep -E '^((default:)?(user|group):[^:]|(default:)?mask::)' \
+    || true
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__acl/explorer/file_type b/cdist/conf/type/__acl/explorer/file_type
index 0d1edb7d..f45e302b 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__acl/explorer/file_type
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__acl/explorer/file_type
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@
 # along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
-if [ -e "/$__object_id" ]
-then
-    if [ -d "/$__object_id" ]
-    then echo d
-    elif [ -f "/$__object_id" ]
-    then echo f
-    fi
+acl_path="/$__object_id"
+
+[ ! -e "$acl_path" ] && exit 0
+
+if [ -d "$acl_path" ]
+then echo d
+elif [ -f "$acl_path" ]
+then echo f
 fi
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__acl/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__acl/gencode-remote
index 355cc88e..88fc8ce0 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__acl/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__acl/gencode-remote
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@
 # along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
+acl_path="/$__object_id"
+
+[ ! -e "$acl_path" ] && exit 0
+
 os="$( cat "$__global/explorer/os" )"
 
 file_type="$( cat "$__object/explorer/file_type" )"
 
-acl_path="/$__object_id"
-
 acl_is="$( cat "$__object/explorer/acl_is" )"
 
 acl_should="$( for parameter in user group