diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package_apt/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__package_apt/gencode-remote
index cb79e886..e02564a2 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package_apt/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package_apt/gencode-remote
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ fi
 
 case "$state_should" in
     present)
+        # following is bit ugly, but important hack.
+        # due to how cdist config run works, there isn't
+        # currently better way to do it :(
         cat << EOF
 if [ ! -f /var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin ] || [ "\$( stat --format %Y /var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin )" -lt "\$( date +%s -d '-1 day' )" ]
 then echo apt-get update > /dev/null 2>&1 || true