2 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/ast/function.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/ast/function.rb
index 602016c75..74023f631 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/ast/function.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/ast/function.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ class Puppet::Parser::AST
     @settor = true
 
     def evaluate(scope)
-
       # Make sure it's a defined function
       raise Puppet::ParseError, "Unknown function #{@name}" unless Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(@name)
 
diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/ast/leaf.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/ast/leaf.rb
index 49cde63ca..090d75c4e 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/ast/leaf.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/ast/leaf.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class Puppet::Parser::AST
   # The base string class.
   class String < AST::Leaf
     def evaluate(scope)
-      @value
+      @value.dup
     end
 
     def to_s