diff --git a/bin/cdist-type-emulator b/bin/cdist-type-emulator
index 17b6cae6..8be6e819 100755
--- a/bin/cdist-type-emulator
+++ b/bin/cdist-type-emulator
@@ -55,28 +55,41 @@ else
 fi
 
 ################################################################################
-# Verify object
+# Internal quirks
 #
 
+# Append id for error messages
+__cdist_myname="$__cdist_myname ($__cdist_object_id)"
 
+################################################################################
+# Create object in tmpdir
+#
+
+__cdist_new_object_dir="$__cdist_tmp_dir/$__cdist_object_self"
+mkdir -p "${__cdist_new_object_dir}"
+
+# Record source
+echo "${__cdist_manifest}" > "${__cdist_new_object_dir}/${__cdist_name_object_source}"
 
-__cdist_ddir="$(__cdist_object_dir "$__cdist_object")"
-__cdist_parameter_dir="$(__cdist_object_parameter_dir "$__cdist_object")"
 
-# Append id for error messages
-__cdist_myname="$__cdist_myname ($__cdist_object_id)"
 
-# if [ -e "${__cdist_ddir}" ]; then
-#    source="$(__cdist_object_source "${__cdist_ddir}")"
+################################################################################
+# Try to merge object into global object directory
+#
+
+# 
+__cdist_object_dir="$(__cdist_object_dir "$__cdist_object_self")"
+__cdist_object_dir="$(__cdist_object_dir "$__cdist_object_self")"
+
+__cdist_parameter_dir="$(__cdist_object_parameter_dir "$__cdist_object")"
+
+# if [ -e "${__cdist_new_object_dir}" ]; then
+#    source="$(__cdist_object_source "${__cdist_new_object_dir}")"
 #    __cdist_exit_err "${__cdist_object} already exists (source: $source)"
 # fi
 
-mkdir -p "${__cdist_ddir}"
 mkdir -p "${__cdist_parameter_dir}"
 
-# Record (correct ;-) source
-echo "${__cdist_manifest}" > "${__cdist_ddir}/${__cdist_name_object_source}"
-
 # Record parameters to tmpdir
 tempparameter="${__cdist_tmp_dir}/${__cdist_name_parameter}"
 mkdir -p "$tempparameter"