diff --git a/lib/puppet/indirector/inventory/yaml.rb b/lib/puppet/indirector/inventory/yaml.rb
index c6b1a14aa..5acbef60c 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/indirector/inventory/yaml.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/indirector/inventory/yaml.rb
@@ -1,47 +1,59 @@
 require 'puppet/node/inventory'
 require 'puppet/indirector/yaml'
 
 class Puppet::Node::Inventory::Yaml < Puppet::Indirector::Yaml
   desc "Return node names matching the fact query"
 
   # Return the path to a given node's file.
   def yaml_dir_path
     base = Puppet.run_mode.master? ? Puppet[:yamldir] : Puppet[:clientyamldir]
     File.join(base, 'facts', '*.yaml')
   end
 
   def node_matches?(facts, options)
     options.each do |key, value|
       type, name, operator = key.to_s.split(".")
       operator ||= 'eq'
 
-      next unless type == "facts"
-      return false unless facts.values[name]
-
-      return false unless case operator
-      when "eq"
-        facts.values[name].to_s == value.to_s
-      when "le"
-        facts.values[name].to_f <= value.to_f
-      when "ge"
-        facts.values[name].to_f >= value.to_f
-      when "lt"
-        facts.values[name].to_f < value.to_f
-      when "gt"
-        facts.values[name].to_f > value.to_f
-      when "ne"
-        facts.values[name].to_s != value.to_s
-      end
+      return false unless node_matches_option?(type, name, operator, value, facts)
     end
     return true
   end
 
   def search(request)
     node_names = []
     Dir.glob(yaml_dir_path).each do |file|
       facts = YAML.load_file(file)
       node_names << facts.name if node_matches?(facts, request.options)
     end
     node_names
   end
+
+  private
+
+  def node_matches_option?(type, name, operator, value, facts)
+    case type
+    when "facts"
+      compare_facts(operator, facts.values[name], value)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def compare_facts(operator, value1, value2)
+    return false unless value1
+
+    case operator
+    when "eq"
+      value1.to_s == value2.to_s
+    when "le"
+      value1.to_f <= value2.to_f
+    when "ge"
+      value1.to_f >= value2.to_f
+    when "lt"
+      value1.to_f < value2.to_f
+    when "gt"
+      value1.to_f > value2.to_f
+    when "ne"
+      value1.to_s != value2.to_s
+    end
+  end
 end