diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__debconf_set_selections/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__debconf_set_selections/gencode-remote
index 50d898c6..9ba28f09 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__debconf_set_selections/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__debconf_set_selections/gencode-remote
@@ -46,4 +46,9 @@ then
 	$(cat "${filename}")
 	EOF
 	CODE
+
+	awk '
+		{
+			printf "set %s %s %s %s\n", $1, $2, $3, $4
+		}' "${filename}" >>"${__messages_out:?}"
 fi