diff --git a/cdist/core/code.py b/cdist/core/code.py
index 0309b158..a53e445e 100644
--- a/cdist/core/code.py
+++ b/cdist/core/code.py
@@ -198,5 +198,7 @@ def run_code_remote(self, cdist_object):
             '__object': os.path.join(self.remote.object_path,
                                      cdist_object.path),
             '__object_id': cdist_object.object_id,
+            '__type': os.path.join(self.remote.type_path,
+                                   cdist_object.cdist_type.name),
         }
         return self._run_code(cdist_object, 'remote', env=env)