diff --git a/type/__user/explorer/shadow b/type/__user/explorer/shadow
index e2e5fff85..1d67fecf4 100755
--- a/type/__user/explorer/shadow
+++ b/type/__user/explorer/shadow
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 name=${__object_id:?}
 
-os=$(cat "${__explorer:?}/os")
+os=$("${__explorer:?}/os")
 case ${os}
 in
 	(freebsd|netbsd)