diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__golang_from_vendor/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__golang_from_vendor/gencode-remote
index b1eeb6f4..5200e9e3 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__golang_from_vendor/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__golang_from_vendor/gencode-remote
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 version=$(cat "$__object/parameter/version")
 
-kernel_name=$(tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' "$__global/explorer/kernel_name")
+kernel_name=$(tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' < "$__global/explorer/kernel_name")
 machine=$(cat "$__global/explorer/machine")
 case $machine in
 	x86_64|amd64)
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__ssh_authorized_key/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__ssh_authorized_key/gencode-remote
index 3b5b0bb1..325854c2 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__ssh_authorized_key/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__ssh_authorized_key/gencode-remote
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ mkdir "$__object/files"
 (
    if [ -f "$__object/parameter/option" ]; then
       # comma seperated list of options
-      options="$(tr '\n' ',' "$__object/parameter/option")"
+      options="$(tr '\n' ',' < "$__object/parameter/option")"
       printf '%s ' "${options%*,}"
    fi
    if [ -f "$__object/parameter/comment" ]; then