diff --git a/conf/type/__debconf_set_selections/gencode-remote b/conf/type/__debconf_set_selections/gencode-remote
index 156fc9f3..62be6a12 100755
--- a/conf/type/__debconf_set_selections/gencode-remote
+++ b/conf/type/__debconf_set_selections/gencode-remote
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
 #
 
 echo "debconf-set-selections << __file-eof"
-cat "$__object/parameter/file"
+cat "$(cat "$__object/parameter/file")"
 echo "__file-eof"