diff --git a/lib/puppet/string/indirector.rb b/lib/puppet/string/indirector.rb
index 15984e39e..48ec32680 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/string/indirector.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/string/indirector.rb
@@ -1,79 +1,79 @@
 require 'puppet'
 require 'puppet/string'
 
 class Puppet::String::Indirector < Puppet::String
   def self.indirections
     Puppet::Indirector::Indirection.instances.collect { |t| t.to_s }.sort
   end
 
   def self.terminus_classes(indirection)
     Puppet::Indirector::Terminus.terminus_classes(indirection.to_sym).collect { |t| t.to_s }.sort
   end
 
   action :destroy do
     invoke { |*args| call_indirection_method(:destroy, *args) }
   end
 
   action :find do
     invoke { |*args| call_indirection_method(:find, *args) }
   end
 
   action :save do
     invoke { |*args| call_indirection_method(:save, *args) }
   end
 
   action :search do
     invoke { |*args| call_indirection_method(:search, *args) }
   end
 
   # Print the configuration for the current terminus class
   action :info do
     invoke do |*args|
       if t = indirection.terminus_class
         puts "Run mode '#{Puppet.run_mode.name}': #{t}"
       else
         $stderr.puts "No default terminus class for run mode '#{Puppet.run_mode.name}'"
       end
     end
   end
 
   attr_accessor :from
 
   def indirection_name
     @indirection_name || name.to_sym
   end
 
   # Here's your opportunity to override the indirection name.  By default
   # it will be the same name as the string.
   def set_indirection_name(name)
     @indirection_name = name
   end
 
   # Return an indirection associated with an string, if one exists
   # One usually does.
   def indirection
     unless @indirection
       Puppet.info("Could not find terminus for #{indirection_name}") unless @indirection = Puppet::Indirector::Indirection.instance(indirection_name)
     end
     @indirection
   end
 
   def set_terminus(from)
     begin
       indirection.terminus_class = from
     rescue => detail
-      raise "Could not set '#{indirection.name}' terminus to '#{from}' (#{detail}); valid terminus types are #{terminus_classes(indirection.name).join(", ") }"
+      raise "Could not set '#{indirection.name}' terminus to '#{from}' (#{detail}); valid terminus types are #{self.class.terminus_classes(indirection.name).join(", ") }"
     end
   end
 
   def call_indirection_method(method, *args)
     begin
       result = indirection.send(method, *args)
     rescue => detail
       puts detail.backtrace if Puppet[:trace]
       raise "Could not call '#{method}' on '#{indirection_name}': #{detail}"
     end
 
     result
   end
 end