diff --git a/lib/puppet/application/apply.rb b/lib/puppet/application/apply.rb
index bb4186dbd..152b75442 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/application/apply.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/application/apply.rb
@@ -1,165 +1,168 @@
 require 'puppet/application'
 
 class Puppet::Application::Apply < Puppet::Application
 
   should_parse_config
 
   option("--debug","-d")
   option("--execute EXECUTE","-e") do |arg|
     options[:code] = arg
   end
   option("--loadclasses","-L")
   option("--verbose","-v")
   option("--use-nodes")
   option("--detailed-exitcodes")
 
   option("--apply catalog",  "-a catalog") do |arg|
     options[:catalog] = arg
   end
 
   option("--logdest LOGDEST", "-l") do |arg|
     begin
       Puppet::Util::Log.newdestination(arg)
       options[:logset] = true
     rescue => detail
       $stderr.puts detail.to_s
     end
   end
 
   def run_command
     if options[:catalog]
       apply
     elsif Puppet[:parseonly]
       parseonly
     else
       main
     end
   end
 
   def apply
     if options[:catalog] == "-"
       text = $stdin.read
     else
       text = File.read(options[:catalog])
     end
 
     begin
       catalog = Puppet::Resource::Catalog.convert_from(Puppet::Resource::Catalog.default_format,text)
       catalog = Puppet::Resource::Catalog.pson_create(catalog) unless catalog.is_a?(Puppet::Resource::Catalog)
     rescue => detail
       raise Puppet::Error, "Could not deserialize catalog from pson: #{detail}"
     end
 
     catalog = catalog.to_ral
 
     require 'puppet/configurer'
     configurer = Puppet::Configurer.new
     configurer.run :catalog => catalog
   end
 
   def parseonly
     # Set our code or file to use.
     if options[:code] or command_line.args.length == 0
       Puppet[:code] = options[:code] || STDIN.read
     else
       Puppet[:manifest] = command_line.args.shift
     end
     begin
       Puppet::Node::Environment.new(Puppet[:environment]).known_resource_types
     rescue => detail
       Puppet.err detail
       exit 1
     end
     exit 0
   end
 
   def main
     # Set our code or file to use.
     if options[:code] or command_line.args.length == 0
       Puppet[:code] = options[:code] || STDIN.read
     else
-      Puppet[:manifest] = command_line.args.shift
+      manifest = command_line.args.shift
+      raise "Could not find file #{manifest}" unless File.exist?(manifest)
+      Puppet.warning("Only one file can be applied per run.  Skipping #{command_line.args.join(', ')}") if command_line.args.size > 0
+      Puppet[:manifest] = manifest
     end
 
     # Collect our facts.
     unless facts = Puppet::Node::Facts.find(Puppet[:certname])
       raise "Could not find facts for #{Puppet[:certname]}"
     end
 
     # Find our Node
     unless node = Puppet::Node.find(Puppet[:certname])
       raise "Could not find node #{Puppet[:certname]}"
     end
 
     # Merge in the facts.
     node.merge(facts.values)
 
     # Allow users to load the classes that puppet agent creates.
     if options[:loadclasses]
       file = Puppet[:classfile]
       if FileTest.exists?(file)
         unless FileTest.readable?(file)
           $stderr.puts "#{file} is not readable"
           exit(63)
         end
         node.classes = File.read(file).split(/[\s\n]+/)
       end
     end
 
     begin
       # Compile our catalog
       starttime = Time.now
       catalog = Puppet::Resource::Catalog.find(node.name, :use_node => node)
 
       # Translate it to a RAL catalog
       catalog = catalog.to_ral
 
       catalog.finalize
 
       catalog.retrieval_duration = Time.now - starttime
 
       require 'puppet/configurer'
       configurer = Puppet::Configurer.new
       configurer.execute_prerun_command
 
       # And apply it
       transaction = catalog.apply
 
       configurer.execute_postrun_command
 
       status = 0
       if not Puppet[:noop] and options[:detailed_exitcodes]
         transaction.generate_report
         exit(transaction.report.exit_status)
       else
         exit(0)
       end
     rescue => detail
       puts detail.backtrace if Puppet[:trace]
       $stderr.puts detail.message
       exit(1)
     end
   end
 
   def setup
     exit(Puppet.settings.print_configs ? 0 : 1) if Puppet.settings.print_configs?
 
     # If noop is set, then also enable diffs
     Puppet[:show_diff] = true if Puppet[:noop]
 
     Puppet::Util::Log.newdestination(:console) unless options[:logset]
     client = nil
     server = nil
 
     trap(:INT) do
       $stderr.puts "Exiting"
       exit(1)
     end
 
     if options[:debug]
       Puppet::Util::Log.level = :debug
     elsif options[:verbose]
       Puppet::Util::Log.level = :info
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/unit/application/apply_spec.rb b/spec/unit/application/apply_spec.rb
index 0b00d1a2e..8c53136d0 100755
--- a/spec/unit/application/apply_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/application/apply_spec.rb
@@ -1,387 +1,405 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../spec_helper'
 
 require 'puppet/application/apply'
+require 'puppet/file_bucket/dipper'
 
 describe Puppet::Application::Apply do
   before :each do
     @apply = Puppet::Application[:apply]
     Puppet::Util::Log.stubs(:newdestination)
     Puppet::Util::Log.stubs(:level=)
   end
 
   [:debug,:loadclasses,:verbose,:use_nodes,:detailed_exitcodes].each do |option|
     it "should declare handle_#{option} method" do
       @apply.should respond_to("handle_#{option}".to_sym)
     end
 
     it "should store argument value when calling handle_#{option}" do
       @apply.options.expects(:[]=).with(option, 'arg')
       @apply.send("handle_#{option}".to_sym, 'arg')
     end
   end
 
   it "should set the code to the provided code when :execute is used" do
     @apply.options.expects(:[]=).with(:code, 'arg')
     @apply.send("handle_execute".to_sym, 'arg')
   end
 
   it "should ask Puppet::Application to parse Puppet configuration file" do
     @apply.should_parse_config?.should be_true
   end
 
   describe "when applying options" do
 
     it "should set the log destination with --logdest" do
       Puppet::Log.expects(:newdestination).with("console")
 
       @apply.handle_logdest("console")
     end
 
     it "should put the logset options to true" do
       @apply.options.expects(:[]=).with(:logset,true)
 
       @apply.handle_logdest("console")
     end
   end
 
   describe "during setup" do
 
     before :each do
       Puppet::Log.stubs(:newdestination)
       Puppet.stubs(:trap)
       Puppet::Log.stubs(:level=)
       Puppet.stubs(:parse_config)
-      require 'lib/puppet/file_bucket/dipper'
       Puppet::FileBucket::Dipper.stubs(:new)
       STDIN.stubs(:read)
 
       @apply.options.stubs(:[]).with(any_parameters)
     end
 
     it "should set show_diff on --noop" do
       Puppet.stubs(:[]=)
       Puppet.stubs(:[]).with(:config)
       Puppet.stubs(:[]).with(:noop).returns(true)
 
       Puppet.expects(:[]=).with(:show_diff, true)
 
       @apply.setup
     end
 
     it "should set console as the log destination if logdest option wasn't provided" do
       Puppet::Log.expects(:newdestination).with(:console)
 
       @apply.setup
     end
 
     it "should set INT trap" do
       @apply.expects(:trap).with(:INT)
 
       @apply.setup
     end
 
     it "should set log level to debug if --debug was passed" do
       @apply.options.stubs(:[]).with(:debug).returns(true)
 
       Puppet::Log.expects(:level=).with(:debug)
 
       @apply.setup
     end
 
     it "should set log level to info if --verbose was passed" do
       @apply.options.stubs(:[]).with(:verbose).returns(true)
 
       Puppet::Log.expects(:level=).with(:info)
 
       @apply.setup
     end
 
     it "should print puppet config if asked to in Puppet config" do
       @apply.stubs(:exit)
       Puppet.settings.stubs(:print_configs?).returns(true)
 
       Puppet.settings.expects(:print_configs)
 
       @apply.setup
     end
 
     it "should exit after printing puppet config if asked to in Puppet config" do
       Puppet.settings.stubs(:print_configs?).returns(true)
 
       lambda { @apply.setup }.should raise_error(SystemExit)
     end
 
   end
 
   describe "when executing" do
 
     it "should dispatch to parseonly if parseonly is set" do
       @apply.stubs(:options).returns({})
       Puppet.stubs(:[]).with(:parseonly).returns(true)
 
       @apply.expects(:parseonly)
       @apply.run_command
     end
 
     it "should dispatch to 'apply' if it was called with 'apply'" do
       @apply.options[:catalog] = "foo"
 
       @apply.expects(:apply)
       @apply.run_command
     end
 
     it "should dispatch to main if parseonly is not set" do
       @apply.stubs(:options).returns({})
       Puppet.stubs(:[]).with(:parseonly).returns(false)
 
       @apply.expects(:main)
       @apply.run_command
     end
 
     describe "the parseonly command" do
       before :each do
         Puppet.stubs(:[]).with(:environment)
         Puppet.stubs(:[]).with(:manifest).returns("site.pp")
         Puppet.stubs(:err)
         @apply.stubs(:exit)
         @apply.options.stubs(:[]).with(:code).returns "some code"
         @collection = stub_everything
         Puppet::Resource::TypeCollection.stubs(:new).returns(@collection)
       end
 
       it "should use a Puppet Resource Type Collection to parse the file" do
         @collection.expects(:perform_initial_import)
         @apply.parseonly
       end
 
       it "should exit with exit code 0 if no error" do
         @apply.expects(:exit).with(0)
         @apply.parseonly
       end
 
       it "should exit with exit code 1 if error" do
         @collection.stubs(:perform_initial_import).raises(Puppet::ParseError)
         @apply.expects(:exit).with(1)
         @apply.parseonly
       end
     end
 
     describe "the main command" do
       before :each do
         Puppet.stubs(:[])
         Puppet.settings.stubs(:use)
         Puppet.stubs(:[]).with(:prerun_command).returns ""
         Puppet.stubs(:[]).with(:postrun_command).returns ""
         Puppet.stubs(:[]).with(:trace).returns(true)
 
         @apply.options.stubs(:[])
 
         @facts = stub_everything 'facts'
         Puppet::Node::Facts.stubs(:find).returns(@facts)
 
         @node = stub_everything 'node'
         Puppet::Node.stubs(:find).returns(@node)
 
         @catalog = stub_everything 'catalog'
         @catalog.stubs(:to_ral).returns(@catalog)
         Puppet::Resource::Catalog.stubs(:find).returns(@catalog)
 
         STDIN.stubs(:read)
 
         @transaction = stub_everything 'transaction'
         @catalog.stubs(:apply).returns(@transaction)
 
         @apply.stubs(:exit)
       end
 
       it "should set the code to run from --code" do
         @apply.options.stubs(:[]).with(:code).returns("code to run")
         Puppet.expects(:[]=).with(:code,"code to run")
 
         @apply.main
       end
 
       it "should set the code to run from STDIN if no arguments" do
         @apply.command_line.stubs(:args).returns([])
         STDIN.stubs(:read).returns("code to run")
 
         Puppet.expects(:[]=).with(:code,"code to run")
 
         @apply.main
       end
 
-      it "should set the manifest if some files are passed on command line" do
+      it "should set the manifest if a file is passed on command line and the file exists" do
+        File.stubs(:exist?).with('site.pp').returns true
         @apply.command_line.stubs(:args).returns(['site.pp'])
 
         Puppet.expects(:[]=).with(:manifest,"site.pp")
 
         @apply.main
       end
 
+      it "should raise an error if a file is passed on command line and the file does not exist" do
+        File.stubs(:exist?).with('noexist.pp').returns false
+        @apply.command_line.stubs(:args).returns(['noexist.pp'])
+        lambda { @apply.main }.should raise_error(RuntimeError, 'Could not find file noexist.pp')
+      end
+
+      it "should set the manifest to the first file and warn other files will be skipped" do
+        File.stubs(:exist?).with('starwarsIV').returns true
+        File.expects(:exist?).with('starwarsI').never
+        @apply.command_line.stubs(:args).returns(['starwarsIV', 'starwarsI', 'starwarsII'])
+
+        Puppet.expects(:[]=).with(:manifest,"starwarsIV")
+        Puppet.expects(:warning).with('Only one file can be applied per run.  Skipping starwarsI, starwarsII')
+
+        @apply.main
+      end
+
       it "should collect the node facts" do
         Puppet::Node::Facts.expects(:find).returns(@facts)
 
         @apply.main
       end
 
       it "should raise an error if we can't find the node" do
         Puppet::Node::Facts.expects(:find).returns(nil)
 
         lambda { @apply.main }.should raise_error
       end
 
-      it "should find the node" do
+      it "should look for the node" do
         Puppet::Node.expects(:find).returns(@node)
 
         @apply.main
       end
 
       it "should raise an error if we can't find the node" do
         Puppet::Node.expects(:find).returns(nil)
 
         lambda { @apply.main }.should raise_error
       end
 
       it "should merge in our node the loaded facts" do
         @facts.stubs(:values).returns("values")
 
         @node.expects(:merge).with("values")
 
         @apply.main
       end
 
       it "should load custom classes if loadclasses" do
         @apply.options.stubs(:[]).with(:loadclasses).returns(true)
         Puppet.stubs(:[]).with(:classfile).returns("/etc/puppet/classes.txt")
         FileTest.stubs(:exists?).with("/etc/puppet/classes.txt").returns(true)
         FileTest.stubs(:readable?).with("/etc/puppet/classes.txt").returns(true)
         File.stubs(:read).with("/etc/puppet/classes.txt").returns("class")
 
         @node.expects(:classes=)
 
         @apply.main
       end
 
       it "should compile the catalog" do
         Puppet::Resource::Catalog.expects(:find).returns(@catalog)
 
         @apply.main
       end
 
       it "should transform the catalog to ral" do
 
         @catalog.expects(:to_ral).returns(@catalog)
 
         @apply.main
       end
 
       it "should finalize the catalog" do
         @catalog.expects(:finalize)
 
         @apply.main
       end
 
       it "should call the prerun and postrun commands on a Configurer instance" do
         configurer = stub 'configurer'
 
         Puppet::Configurer.expects(:new).returns configurer
         configurer.expects(:execute_prerun_command)
         configurer.expects(:execute_postrun_command)
 
         @apply.main
       end
 
       it "should apply the catalog" do
         @catalog.expects(:apply)
 
         @apply.main
       end
 
       describe "with detailed_exitcodes" do
         it "should exit with report's computed exit status" do
           Puppet.stubs(:[]).with(:noop).returns(false)
           @apply.options.stubs(:[]).with(:detailed_exitcodes).returns(true)
           report = stub 'report', :exit_status => 666
           @transaction.stubs(:report).returns(report)
           @apply.expects(:exit).with(666)
 
           @apply.main
         end
 
         it "should always exit with 0 if option is disabled" do
           Puppet.stubs(:[]).with(:noop).returns(false)
           @apply.options.stubs(:[]).with(:detailed_exitcodes).returns(false)
           report = stub 'report', :exit_status => 666
           @transaction.stubs(:report).returns(report)
           @apply.expects(:exit).with(0)
 
           @apply.main
         end
 
         it "should always exit with 0 if --noop" do
           Puppet.stubs(:[]).with(:noop).returns(true)
           @apply.options.stubs(:[]).with(:detailed_exitcodes).returns(true)
           report = stub 'report', :exit_status => 666
           @transaction.stubs(:report).returns(report)
           @apply.expects(:exit).with(0)
 
           @apply.main
         end
       end
     end
 
     describe "the 'apply' command" do
       it "should read the catalog in from disk if a file name is provided" do
         @apply.options[:catalog] = "/my/catalog.pson"
         File.expects(:read).with("/my/catalog.pson").returns "something"
         Puppet::Resource::Catalog.stubs(:convert_from).with(:pson,'something').returns Puppet::Resource::Catalog.new
         @apply.apply
       end
 
       it "should read the catalog in from stdin if '-' is provided" do
         @apply.options[:catalog] = "-"
         $stdin.expects(:read).returns "something"
         Puppet::Resource::Catalog.stubs(:convert_from).with(:pson,'something').returns Puppet::Resource::Catalog.new
         @apply.apply
       end
 
       it "should deserialize the catalog from the default format" do
         @apply.options[:catalog] = "/my/catalog.pson"
         File.stubs(:read).with("/my/catalog.pson").returns "something"
         Puppet::Resource::Catalog.stubs(:default_format).returns :rot13_piglatin
         Puppet::Resource::Catalog.stubs(:convert_from).with(:rot13_piglatin,'something').returns Puppet::Resource::Catalog.new
         @apply.apply
       end
 
       it "should fail helpfully if deserializing fails" do
         @apply.options[:catalog] = "/my/catalog.pson"
         File.stubs(:read).with("/my/catalog.pson").returns "something syntacically invalid"
         lambda { @apply.apply }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
       end
 
       it "should convert plain data structures into a catalog if deserialization does not do so" do
         @apply.options[:catalog] = "/my/catalog.pson"
         File.stubs(:read).with("/my/catalog.pson").returns "something"
         Puppet::Resource::Catalog.stubs(:convert_from).with(:pson,"something").returns({:foo => "bar"})
         Puppet::Resource::Catalog.expects(:pson_create).with({:foo => "bar"}).returns(Puppet::Resource::Catalog.new)
         @apply.apply
       end
 
       it "should convert the catalog to a RAL catalog and use a Configurer instance to apply it" do
         @apply.options[:catalog] = "/my/catalog.pson"
         File.stubs(:read).with("/my/catalog.pson").returns "something"
         catalog = Puppet::Resource::Catalog.new
         Puppet::Resource::Catalog.stubs(:convert_from).with(:pson,'something').returns catalog
         catalog.expects(:to_ral).returns "mycatalog"
 
         configurer = stub 'configurer'
         Puppet::Configurer.expects(:new).returns configurer
         configurer.expects(:run).with(:catalog => "mycatalog")
 
         @apply.apply
       end
     end
   end
 end