2 files changed, 7 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/file_serving/fileset.rb b/lib/puppet/file_serving/fileset.rb
index fdbcf93a3..c020f036d 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/file_serving/fileset.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/file_serving/fileset.rb
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class Puppet::FileServing::Fileset
   end
 
   def initialize(path, options = {})
+    path = path.chomp(File::SEPARATOR)
     raise ArgumentError.new("Fileset paths must be fully qualified") unless File.expand_path(path) == path
 
     @path = path
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/exec.rb b/lib/puppet/type/exec.rb
index 773df2bb4..3ba488f19 100755
--- a/lib/puppet/type/exec.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/exec.rb
@@ -220,19 +220,17 @@ module Puppet
     newparam(:timeout) do
       desc "The maximum time the command should take.  If the command takes
         longer than the timeout, the command is considered to have failed
-        and will be stopped.  Use any negative number to disable the timeout.
+        and will be stopped.  Use 0 to disable the timeout.
         The time is specified in seconds."
 
       munge do |value|
         value = value.shift if value.is_a?(Array)
-        if value.is_a?(String)
-          unless value =~ /^[-\d.]+$/
-            raise ArgumentError, "The timeout must be a number."
-          end
-          Float(value)
-        else
-          value
+        begin
+          value = Float(value)
+        rescue ArgumentError => e
+          raise ArgumentError, "The timeout must be a number."
         end
+        [value, 0.0].max
       end
 
       defaultto 300