diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__directory/explorer/stat b/cdist/conf/type/__directory/explorer/stat
index 105d894f..a7dc8431 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__directory/explorer/stat
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__directory/explorer/stat
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ fallback() {
    group=$(awk -F: -v uid="$uid" '$3 == uid { print $1; f=1 } END { if (!f) print "UNKNOWN" }' /etc/group)
 
    mode_text=$(echo "$ls_line" | awk '{ print $1 }')
-   mode=$(echo "$mode_text" | awk '{ k=0; for (i=0; i<=8; i++) k += ((substr($1, i+2, 1) ~ /[rwx]/) * 2^(8-i)); printf("%0o", k) }')
+   mode=$(echo "$mode_text" | awk '{for(i=8;i>=0;--i){c=substr($1,10-i,1);k+=((c~/[rwxst]/)*2^i);if(!(i%3))k+=(tolower(c)~/[st]/)*2^(9+i/3)}printf("%04o",k)}')
 
    printf 'type: %s\nowner: %d %s\ngroup: %d %s\nmode: %s %s\n' \
       "$("$__type_explorer/type")" \
@@ -51,13 +51,14 @@ then
    exit
 fi
 
-case $("$__explorer/os") in
-   "freebsd"|"netbsd"|"openbsd"|"macosx")
-      stat -f "type: %HT
+case $("$__explorer/os")
+in
+   freebsd|netbsd|openbsd|macosx)
+      stat -f 'type: %HT
 owner: %Du %Su
 group: %Dg %Sg
-mode: %Lp %Sp
-" "$destination" | awk '/^type/ { print tolower($0); next } { print }'
+mode: %Mp%03Lp %Sp
+' "$destination" | awk '/^type/ { print tolower($0); next } { print }'
       ;;
     solaris)
         ls1="$( ls -ld "$destination" )"
@@ -92,9 +93,9 @@ mode: %Lp %Sp
       # NOTE: Do not use --printf here as it is not supported by BusyBox stat.
       # NOTE: BusyBox's stat might not support the "-c" option, in which case
       #       we fall through to the shell fallback.
-       stat -c "type: %F
+       stat -c 'type: %F
 owner: %u %U
 group: %g %G
-mode: %a %A" "$destination" 2>/dev/null || fallback
+mode: %04a %A' "$destination" 2>/dev/null || fallback
    ;;
 esac
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__directory/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__directory/gencode-remote
index a1a32ea2..2c2c56fd 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__directory/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__directory/gencode-remote
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ case "$state_should" in
             value_should="$(cat "$__object/parameter/$attribute")"
             value_is="$(get_current_value "$attribute" "$value_should")"
 
-            # change 0xxx format to xxx format => same as stat returns
+            # format mode in four digits => same as stat returns
             if [ "$attribute" = mode ]; then
-                value_should="$(echo "$value_should" | sed 's/^0\(...\)/\1/')"
+                value_should=$(printf '%04u' "${value_should}")
             fi
 
             if [ "$set_attributes" = 1 ] || [ "$value_should" != "$value_is" ]; then
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__file/explorer/stat b/cdist/conf/type/__file/explorer/stat
index 91c8cc84..231768f6 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__file/explorer/stat
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__file/explorer/stat
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ fallback() {
    group=$(awk -F: -v uid="$uid" '$3 == uid { print $1; f=1 } END { if (!f) print "UNKNOWN" }' /etc/group)
 
    mode_text=$(echo "$ls_line" | awk '{ print $1 }')
-   mode=$(echo "$mode_text" | awk '{ k=0; for (i=0; i<=8; i++) k += ((substr($1, i+2, 1) ~ /[rwx]/) * 2^(8-i)); printf("%0o", k) }')
+   mode=$(echo "$mode_text" | awk '{for(i=8;i>=0;--i){c=substr($1,10-i,1);k+=((c~/[rwxst]/)*2^i);if(!(i%3))k+=(tolower(c)~/[st]/)*2^(9+i/3)}printf("%04o",k)}')
 
    size=$(echo "$ls_line" | awk '{ print $5 }')
    links=$(echo "$ls_line" | awk '{ print $2 }')
@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@ fi
 case $("$__explorer/os")
 in
    freebsd|netbsd|openbsd|macosx)
-      stat -f "type: %HT
+      stat -f 'type: %HT
 owner: %Du %Su
 group: %Dg %Sg
-mode: %Lp %Sp
+mode: %Mp%03Lp %Sp
 size: %Dz
 links: %Dl
-" "$destination" | awk '/^type/ { print tolower($0); next } { print }'
+' "$destination" | awk '/^type/ { print tolower($0); next } { print }'
       ;;
     solaris)
         ls1="$( ls -ld "$destination" )"
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ links: %Dl
       # NOTE: Do not use --printf here as it is not supported by BusyBox stat.
       # NOTE: BusyBox's stat might not support the "-c" option, in which case
       #       we fall through to the shell fallback.
-      stat -c "type: %F
+      stat -c 'type: %F
 owner: %u %U
 group: %g %G
-mode: %a %A
+mode: %04a %A
 size: %s
-links: %h" "$destination" 2>/dev/null || fallback
+links: %h' "$destination" 2>/dev/null || fallback
          ;;
 esac
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__file/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__file/gencode-remote
index 815593bd..a69154df 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__file/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__file/gencode-remote
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ case "$state_should" in
             if [ -f "$__object/parameter/$attribute" ]; then
                 value_should="$(cat "$__object/parameter/$attribute")"
 
-                # change 0xxx format to xxx format => same as stat returns
+                # format mode in four digits => same as stat returns
                 if [ "$attribute" = mode ]; then
-                    value_should="$(echo "$value_should" | sed 's/^0\(...\)/\1/')"
+                    value_should=$(printf '%04u' "${value_should}")
                 fi
 
                 value_is="$(get_current_value "$attribute" "$value_should")"