diff --git a/lib/puppet/string/indirector.rb b/lib/puppet/string/indirector.rb
index 48280cc77..bb081533f 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/string/indirector.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/string/indirector.rb
@@ -1,86 +1,94 @@
 require 'puppet'
 require 'puppet/string'
 
 class Puppet::String::Indirector < Puppet::String
-  warn "REVISIT: Need to redefine this to take arguments again, eh."
   option "--terminus TERMINUS" do
     desc "REVISIT: You can select a terminus, which has some bigger effect
 that we should describe in this file somehow."
   end
 
   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
 
+  def call_indirection_method(method, *args)
+    options = args.pop
+    options.has_key?(:terminus) and set_terminus(options[:terminus])
+
+    begin
+      result = indirection.__send__(method, *args)
+    rescue => detail
+      puts detail.backtrace if Puppet[:trace]
+      raise "Could not call '#{method}' on '#{indirection_name}': #{detail}"
+    end
+
+    indirection.reset_terminus_class
+    return result
+  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|
+      options = args.pop
+      options.has_key?(:terminus) and set_terminus(options[:terminus])
+
       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
+
+      indirection.reset_terminus_class
     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
       @indirection = Puppet::Indirector::Indirection.instance(indirection_name)
       @indirection or raise "Could not find terminus for #{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 #{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
diff --git a/spec/unit/application/indirection_base_spec.rb b/spec/unit/application/indirection_base_spec.rb
index f636613c4..66b3009fb 100755
--- a/spec/unit/application/indirection_base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/application/indirection_base_spec.rb
@@ -1,39 +1,39 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 
 require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../spec_helper.rb')
 require 'puppet/application/indirection_base'
 require 'puppet/string/indirector'
 
 ########################################################################
 # Stub for testing; the names are critical, sadly. --daniel 2011-03-30
 class Puppet::Application::TestIndirection < Puppet::Application::IndirectionBase
 end
 
 string = Puppet::String::Indirector.define(:testindirection, '0.0.1') do
 end
 # REVISIT: This horror is required because we don't allow anything to be
 # :current except for if it lives on, and is loaded from, disk. --daniel 2011-03-29
 string.version = :current
 Puppet::String.register(string)
 ########################################################################
 
 
 describe Puppet::Application::IndirectionBase do
   subject { Puppet::Application::TestIndirection.new }
 
   it "should accept a terminus command line option" do
     # It would be nice not to have to stub this, but whatever... writing an
     # entire indirection stack would cause us more grief. --daniel 2011-03-31
     terminus = mock("test indirection terminus")
     Puppet::Indirector::Indirection.expects(:instance).
-      with(:testindirection).returns()
+      with(:testindirection).twice.returns()
 
     subject.command_line.
       instance_variable_set('@args', %w{--terminus foo save})
 
     # Not a very nice thing. :(
     $stderr.stubs(:puts)
 
     expect { subject.run }.should raise_error SystemExit
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/unit/string/indirector_spec.rb b/spec/unit/string/indirector_spec.rb
index da5f569dc..29e8e7086 100755
--- a/spec/unit/string/indirector_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/string/indirector_spec.rb
@@ -1,55 +1,56 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 
 require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../spec_helper.rb')
 require 'puppet/string/indirector'
 
 describe Puppet::String::Indirector do
-  before do
-    @instance = Puppet::String::Indirector.new(:test, '0.0.1')
-
-    @indirection = stub 'indirection', :name => :stub_indirection
-
-    @instance.stubs(:indirection).returns @indirection
+  subject do
+    instance = Puppet::String::Indirector.new(:test, '0.0.1')
+    indirection = stub('indirection',
+                       :name => :stub_indirection,
+                       :reset_terminus_class => nil)
+    instance.stubs(:indirection).returns indirection
+    instance
   end
 
   it "should be able to return a list of indirections" do
     Puppet::String::Indirector.indirections.should be_include("catalog")
   end
 
   it "should be able to return a list of terminuses for a given indirection" do
     Puppet::String::Indirector.terminus_classes(:catalog).should be_include("compiler")
   end
 
   describe "as an instance" do
     it "should be able to determine its indirection" do
       # Loading actions here an get, um, complicated
       Puppet::String.stubs(:load_actions)
       Puppet::String::Indirector.new(:catalog, '0.0.1').indirection.should equal(Puppet::Resource::Catalog.indirection)
     end
   end
 
   [:find, :search, :save, :destroy].each do |method|
     it "should define a '#{method}' action" do
       Puppet::String::Indirector.should be_action(method)
     end
 
     it "should call the indirection method when the '#{method}' action is invoked" do
-      @instance.indirection.expects(method).with(:test, "myargs", {})
-      @instance.send(method, :test, "myargs")
+      subject.indirection.expects(method).with(:test, "myargs")
+      subject.send(method, :test, "myargs")
     end
   end
 
   it "should be able to override its indirection name" do
     @instance.set_indirection_name :foo
     @instance.indirection_name.should == :foo
   end
 
   it "should be able to set its terminus class" do
     @instance.indirection.expects(:terminus_class=).with(:myterm)
     @instance.set_terminus(:myterm)
   end
 
   it "should define a class-level 'info' action" do
     Puppet::String::Indirector.should be_action(:info)
   end
 end