diff --git a/HACKERS_README b/HACKERS_README
index 4d497573..0ce3baa1 100644
--- a/HACKERS_README
+++ b/HACKERS_README
@@ -19,3 +19,9 @@ __cdist_config=$(pwd -P)/conf __cdist_target_host=ikq02.ethz.ch cdist-manifest-i
 
 # See what it generated
 find conf/cache
+
+# Run explorer on a "remote" host
+__cdist_config=$(pwd -P)/conf __cdist_target_host=localhost ./bin/cdist-explorer-run
+
+# Display result
+find conf/cache/hosts/localhost
diff --git a/bin/cdist-explorer-run b/bin/cdist-explorer-run
index 57abfa87..5d325d3e 100755
--- a/bin/cdist-explorer-run
+++ b/bin/cdist-explorer-run
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ ssh root@${__cdist_target_host} "mkdir -p \"${__cdist_remote_base_dir}\" \
 # Transfer all explorers to the target dir - must be one level above, so
 # coyping it multiple times works: a -> remote:/base/ = remote:/base/a vs.
 # a -> remote:/base/a = remote:/base/a/a (second copy)
+
+# FIXME: enable -q as soon as the code is cleaned up
 scp -r "${__cdist_explorer_dir}" \
        "root@${__cdist_target_host}:${__cdist_remote_base_dir}"
 
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ ssh root@${__cdist_target_host} \
 # Ensure local destination directory exists
 mkdir -p "$(__cdist_cache_host)/$__cdist_name_explorer"
 
-
+# FIXME: enable -q as soon as the code is cleaned up
 # Transfer back all results - FIXME: Add 2 level cache, so old version is kept until success
 scp -r "root@${__cdist_target_host}:${__cdist_remote_cache_explorer}/*" \
       "$(__cdist_cache_host)/$__cdist_name_explorer"