diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 2b29b3d22d..c71d9d2648 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -253,6 +253,6 @@
   class { 'sensu::server::service': } ->
   anchor {'sensu::end': }
 
-  sensu::plugin { $plugins: install_path => '/etc/sensu/plugins' }
+  sensu::plugin { $plugins: install_path => '/etc/sensu/plugins'}
 
 }
diff --git a/manifests/package.pp b/manifests/package.pp
index 27f979ca85..22ed0a3846 100644
--- a/manifests/package.pp
+++ b/manifests/package.pp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
     'RedHat': {
       class { 'sensu::repo::yum': }
-      if $sensu::install_repo {
+      if str2bool($sensu::install_repo) {
         $repo_require = Yumrepo['sensu']
       } else {
         $repo_require = undef
diff --git a/manifests/plugin.pp b/manifests/plugin.pp
index 2c051ebc29..31755c23fd 100644
--- a/manifests/plugin.pp
+++ b/manifests/plugin.pp
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@
         }
     }
     'directory':  {
-      file { 'sensu_plugins_dir':
-        path    => $install_path,
+      file { $install_path:
         ensure  => directory,
         mode    => '0555',
         source  => $name,