1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/file/content.rb b/lib/puppet/type/file/content.rb
index f5b65d3fd..b8f30a9c7 100755
--- a/lib/puppet/type/file/content.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/file/content.rb
@@ -161,12 +161,16 @@ module Puppet
       }
     end
 
+    def self.standalone?
+      Puppet.settings[:name] == "apply"
+    end
+
     def each_chunk_from(source_or_content)
       if source_or_content.is_a?(String)
         yield source_or_content
       elsif source_or_content.nil?
         yield read_file_from_filebucket
-      elsif Puppet.settings[:name] == "apply"
+      elsif self.class.standalone?
         yield source_or_content.content
       elsif source_or_content.local?
         chunk_file_from_disk(source_or_content) { |chunk| yield chunk }