1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/util/rdoc/parser.rb b/lib/puppet/util/rdoc/parser.rb
index 2b89baace..0f746e2ea 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/util/rdoc/parser.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/util/rdoc/parser.rb
@@ -34,17 +34,18 @@ class Parser
   # main entry point
   def scan
     environment = Puppet::Node::Environment.new
+    @known_resource_types = environment.known_resource_types
     unless environment.known_resource_types.watching_file?(@input_file_name)
       Puppet.info "rdoc: scanning #{@input_file_name}"
       if @input_file_name =~ /\.pp$/
         @parser = Puppet::Parser::Parser.new(environment)
         @parser.file = @input_file_name
-        @known_resource_types = environment.known_resource_types
         @parser.parse.instantiate('').each do |type|
           @known_resource_types.add type
         end
       end
     end
+
     scan_top_level(@top_level)
     @top_level
   end
@@ -342,6 +343,7 @@ class Parser
   # that contains the documentation
   def parse_elements(container)
     Puppet.debug "rdoc: scanning manifest"
+
     @known_resource_types.hostclasses.values.sort { |a,b| a.name <=> b.name }.each do |klass|
       name = klass.name
       if klass.file == @input_file_name