diff --git a/lib/puppet/reference/metaparameter.rb b/lib/puppet/reference/metaparameter.rb
index 6eb662ba7..45e5ea4e6 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/reference/metaparameter.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/reference/metaparameter.rb
@@ -1,38 +1,48 @@
 metaparameter = Puppet::Util::Reference.newreference :metaparameter, :doc => "All Puppet metaparameters and all their details" do
+    types = {}
+    Puppet::Type.loadall
+
+    Puppet::Type.eachtype { |type|
+        next if type.name == :puppet
+        next if type.name == :component
+        types[type.name] = type
+    }   
 
    str = %{
 Metaparameters
 --------------
 Metaparameters are parameters that work with any resource type; they are part of the
 Puppet framework itself rather than being part of the implementation of any
 given instance.  Thus, any defined metaparameter can be used with any instance
 in your manifest, including defined components.
 
 Available Metaparameters
 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 }
     begin
         params = []
         Puppet::Type.eachmetaparam { |param|
             params << param
         }   
 
         params.sort { |a,b|
             a.to_s <=> b.to_s
         }.each { |param|
             str += paramwrap(param.to_s, scrub(Puppet::Type.metaparamdoc(param)), :level => 4)
             #puts "<dt>" + param.to_s + "</dt>"
             #puts tab(1) + Puppet::Type.metaparamdoc(param).scrub.indent($tab)gsub(/\n\s*/,' ')
             #puts "<dd>"
             #puts indent(scrub(Puppet::Type.metaparamdoc(param)), $tab)
             #puts scrub(Puppet::Type.metaparamdoc(param))
             #puts "</dd>"
 
             #puts ""
         }   
     rescue => detail
         puts detail.backtrace
         puts "incorrect metaparams: %s" % detail
         exit(1)
-    end 
+    end
+    
+    str 
 end