2 files changed, 12 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/file.rb b/lib/puppet/type/file.rb
index 35eccef83..c55ff29a7 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/file.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/file.rb
@@ -729,11 +729,6 @@ module Puppet
                 method = :lstat
             end
             path = self[:path]
-            # Just skip them when they don't exist at all.
-            unless FileTest.exists?(path) or FileTest.symlink?(path)
-                @stat = nil
-                return @stat
-            end
             if @stat.nil? or refresh == true
                 begin
                     @stat = File.send(method, self[:path])
diff --git a/spec/unit/type/tidy.rb b/spec/unit/type/tidy.rb
index 89f178389..5ebc674aa 100755
--- a/spec/unit/type/tidy.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/type/tidy.rb
@@ -2,33 +2,38 @@
 
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../spec_helper'
 
-tidy = Puppet::Type.type(:tidy)
+describe Puppet::Type.type(:tidy) do
+    it "should use :lstat when stating a file" do
+        tidy = Puppet::Type.type(:tidy).create :path => "/foo/bar", :age => "1d"
+        stat = mock 'stat'
+        File.expects(:lstat).with("/foo/bar").returns stat
+        tidy.stat.should == stat
+    end
 
-describe tidy do
     [:ensure, :age, :size].each do |property|
         it "should have a %s property" % property do
-            tidy.attrclass(property).ancestors.should be_include(Puppet::Property)
+            Puppet::Type.type(:tidy).attrclass(property).ancestors.should be_include(Puppet::Property)
         end
 
         it "should have documentation for its %s property" % property do
-            tidy.attrclass(property).doc.should be_instance_of(String)
+            Puppet::Type.type(:tidy).attrclass(property).doc.should be_instance_of(String)
         end
     end
 
     [:path, :matches, :type, :recurse, :rmdirs].each do |param|
         it "should have a %s parameter" % param do
-            tidy.attrclass(param).ancestors.should be_include(Puppet::Parameter)
+            Puppet::Type.type(:tidy).attrclass(param).ancestors.should be_include(Puppet::Parameter)
         end
 
         it "should have documentation for its %s param" % param do
-            tidy.attrclass(param).doc.should be_instance_of(String)
+            Puppet::Type.type(:tidy).attrclass(param).doc.should be_instance_of(String)
         end
     end
 
     describe "when validating parameter values" do
         describe "for 'recurse'" do
             before do
-                @tidy = tidy.create :path => "/tmp", :age => "100d"
+                @tidy = Puppet::Type.type(:tidy).create :path => "/tmp", :age => "100d"
             end
 
             it "should allow 'true'" do