diff --git a/ext/windows/service/daemon.rb b/ext/windows/service/daemon.rb
index d2190a6d6..0ca4ecce5 100755
--- a/ext/windows/service/daemon.rb
+++ b/ext/windows/service/daemon.rb
@@ -1,160 +1,166 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 
 require 'fileutils'
 require 'win32/daemon'
 require 'win32/dir'
 require 'win32/process'
 require 'win32/eventlog'
 
 class WindowsDaemon < Win32::Daemon
   CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE          = 0x00000010
   EVENTLOG_ERROR_TYPE         = 0x0001
   EVENTLOG_WARNING_TYPE       = 0x0002
   EVENTLOG_INFORMATION_TYPE   = 0x0004
 
   @LOG_TO_FILE = false
   LOG_FILE =  File.expand_path(File.join(Dir::COMMON_APPDATA, 'PuppetLabs', 'puppet', 'var', 'log', 'windows.log'))
   LEVELS = [:debug, :info, :notice, :err]
   LEVELS.each do |level|
     define_method("log_#{level}") do |msg|
       log(msg, level)
     end
   end
 
   def service_init
   end
 
   def service_main(*argsv)
     argsv = (argsv << ARGV).flatten.compact
     args = argsv.join(' ')
     @loglevel = LEVELS.index(argsv.index('--debug') ? :debug : :notice)
 
     @LOG_TO_FILE = (argsv.index('--logtofile') ? true : false)
 
     if (@LOG_TO_FILE)
       FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.dirname(LOG_FILE))
       args = args.gsub("--logtofile","")
     end
     basedir = File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..'))
 
     # The puppet installer registers a 'Puppet' event source.  For the moment events will be logged with this key, but
     # it may be a good idea to split the Service and Puppet events later so it's easier to read in the windows Event Log.
     #
     # Example code to register an event source;
     # eventlogdll =  File.expand_path(File.join(basedir, 'puppet', 'ext', 'windows', 'eventlog', 'puppetres.dll'))
     # if (File.exists?(eventlogdll))
     #   Win32::EventLog.add_event_source(
     #      'source' => "Application",
     #      'key_name' => "Puppet Agent",
     #      'category_count' => 3,
     #      'event_message_file' => eventlogdll,
     #      'category_message_file' => eventlogdll
     #   )
     # end
 
     puppet = File.join(basedir, 'bin', 'puppet.bat')
     unless File.exists?(puppet)
       log_err("File not found: '#{puppet}'")
       return
     end
     log_debug("Using '#{puppet}'")
 
     log_notice('Service started')
 
     while running? do
-      begin
-        runinterval = %x{ "#{puppet}" agent --configprint runinterval }.to_i
-        if runinterval == 0
-          runinterval = 1800
-          log_err("Failed to determine runinterval, defaulting to #{runinterval} seconds")
-        end
-      rescue Exception => e
-        log_exception(e)
-        runinterval = 1800
-      end
+      runinterval = parse_runinterval(puppet)
 
       if state == RUNNING or state == IDLE
         log_notice("Executing agent with arguments: #{args}")
         pid = Process.create(:command_line => "\"#{puppet}\" agent --onetime #{args}", :creation_flags => CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE).process_id
         log_debug("Process created: #{pid}")
       else
         log_debug("Service is paused.  Not invoking Puppet agent")
       end
 
       log_debug("Service waiting for #{runinterval} seconds")
       sleep(runinterval)
       log_debug('Service woken up')
     end
 
     log_notice('Service stopped')
   rescue Exception => e
     log_exception(e)
   end
 
   def service_stop
     log_notice('Service stopping')
     Thread.main.wakeup
   end
 
   def service_pause
     log_notice('Service pausing')
   end
 
   def service_resume
     log_notice('Service resuming')
   end
 
   def service_shutdown
     log_notice('Host shutting down')
   end
 
   # Interrogation handler is just for debug.  Can be commented out or removed entirely.
   # def service_interrogate
   #   log_debug('Service is being interrogated')
   # end
 
   def log_exception(e)
     log_err(e.message)
     log_err(e.backtrace.join("\n"))
   end
 
   def log(msg, level)
     if LEVELS.index(level) >= @loglevel
       if (@LOG_TO_FILE)
         File.open(LOG_FILE, 'a') { |f| f.puts("#{Time.now} Puppet (#{level}): #{msg}") }
       end
 
       case level
         when :debug, :info, :notice
           report_windows_event(EVENTLOG_INFORMATION_TYPE,0x01,msg.to_s)
         when :err
           report_windows_event(EVENTLOG_ERROR_TYPE,0x03,msg.to_s)
         else
           report_windows_event(EVENTLOG_WARNING_TYPE,0x02,msg.to_s)
       end
     end
   end
 
   def report_windows_event(type,id,message)
     begin
       eventlog = nil
       eventlog = Win32::EventLog.open("Application")
       eventlog.report_event(
         :source      => "Puppet",
         :event_type  => type,   # EVENTLOG_ERROR_TYPE, etc
         :event_id    => id,     # 0x01 or 0x02, 0x03 etc.
         :data        => message # "the message"
       )
     rescue Exception => e
       # Ignore all errors
     ensure
       if (!eventlog.nil?)
         eventlog.close
       end
     end
   end
+
+  def parse_runinterval(puppet_path)
+    begin
+      runinterval = %x{ "#{puppet_path}" agent --configprint runinterval }.to_i
+      if runinterval == 0
+        runinterval = 1800
+        log_err("Failed to determine runinterval, defaulting to #{runinterval} seconds")
+      end
+    rescue Exception => e
+      log_exception(e)
+      runinterval = 1800
+    end
+
+    runinterval
+  end
 end
 
 if __FILE__ == $0
   WindowsDaemon.mainloop
 end