diff --git a/manifests/entry.pp b/manifests/entry.pp
index 58781e5..d7dc8e4 100644
--- a/manifests/entry.pp
+++ b/manifests/entry.pp
@@ -19,97 +19,19 @@
     default => $when
   }
 
-  case $type {
-    'duplicity': {
-      backupninja::entry::duplicity { $name:
-        ensure             => $ensure,
-        weight             => $weight,
-        when               => $real_when,
-        # Duplicity
-        options            => $options[options],
-        nicelevel          => $options[nicelevel],
-        testconnect        => $options[testconnect],
-        sign               => $options[sign],
-        encryptkey         => $options[encryptkey],
-        signkey            => $options[signkey],
-        password           => $options[password],
-        include            => $options[include],
-        exclude            => $options[exclude],
-        incremental        => $options[incremental],
-        increments         => $options[increments],
-        keep               => $options[keep],
-        desturl            => $options[desturl],
-        awsaccesskeyid     => $options[awsaccesskeyid],
-        awssecretaccesskey => $options[awssecretaccesskey],
-        ftp_password       => $options[ftp_password],
-        bandwidthlimit     => $options[bandwidthlimit],
-        sshoptions         => $options[sshoptions],
-        destdir            => $options[destdir],
-        desthost           => $options[desthost],
-        destuser           => $options[destuser],
-      }
-    }
-    'ldap': {
-      backupninja::entry::ldap { $name:
-        ensure    => $ensure,
-        weight    => $weight,
-        when      => $real_when,
-        # Ldap
-        backupdir => $options[backupdir],
-        suffixes  => $options[suffixes],
-        compress  => $options[compress],
-        ldif      => $options[ldif],
-        restart   => $options[restart],
-      }
-    }
-    'mysql': {
-      backupninja::entry::mysql { $name:
-        ensure         => $ensure,
-        weight         => $weight,
-        when           => $real_when,
-        # MySQL
-        hotcopy        => $options[hotcopy],
-        sqldump        => $options[sqldump],
-        sqldumpoptions => $options[sqldumpoptions],
-        compress       => $options[compress],
-        dbhost         => $options[dbhost],
-        backupdir      => $options[backupdir],
-        databases      => $options[databases],
-        user           => $options[user],
-        dbusername     => $options[dbusername],
-        dbpassword     => $options[dbpassword],
-        configfile     => $options[configfile],
-        nodata         => $options[nodata],
-        nodata_any     => $options[nodata_any],
-        vsname         => $options[vsname],
-        handler        => $options[handler],
-      }
-    }
-    'pgsql': {
-      backupninja::entry::pgsql { $name:
-        ensure    => $ensure,
-        weight    => $weight,
-        when      => $real_when,
-        # pgsql
-        compress  => $options[compress],
-        backupdir => $options[backupdir],
-        databases => $options[databases],
-        format    => $options[format],
-        handler   => $options[handler],
-      }
-    }
-    'sh': {
-      backupninja::entry::sh { $name:
-        ensure   => $ensure,
-        weight   => $weight,
-        when     => $real_when,
-        #sh
-        commands => $options[commands],
-      }
-    }
-    default: {
-      fail "Uknown type ${type} for backupninja::entry"
-    }
+  if $real_when =~ Array[String] {
+    $_when_real = $real_when
+  } else {
+    $_when_real = [] << $real_when
   }
 
+  $defaults = {
+    'ensure' => $ensure,
+    'weight' => $weight,
+    'when'   => $_when_real,
+  }
+
+  $params = merge($defaults, $options)
+  ensure_resource("backupninja::entry::${type}", $name, $params)
+
 }
diff --git a/manifests/entry/duplicity.pp b/manifests/entry/duplicity.pp
index 2aa83d3..9d89a06 100644
--- a/manifests/entry/duplicity.pp
+++ b/manifests/entry/duplicity.pp
@@ -49,12 +49,6 @@
 
   require backupninja::entry::params
 
-  if $when =~ Array[String] {
-    $_when_real = $when
-  } else {
-    $_when_real = [] << $when
-  }
-
   if ! defined(Package[$backupninja::entry::params::duplicity_package_name]) {
     package { $backupninja::entry::params::duplicity_package_name:
       ensure => $backupninja::ensure,
diff --git a/manifests/entry/ldap.pp b/manifests/entry/ldap.pp
index 4e468ed..211eda7 100644
--- a/manifests/entry/ldap.pp
+++ b/manifests/entry/ldap.pp
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@
   require backupninja::params
   require backupninja::entry::params
 
-  if $when =~ Array[String] {
-    $_when_real = $when
-  } else {
-    $_when_real = [] << $when
-  }
-
   file { "${backupninja::params::config_dir}/${weight}_${name}.${handler}" :
     ensure  => $ensure,
     owner   => 'root',
diff --git a/manifests/entry/mysql.pp b/manifests/entry/mysql.pp
index 8299e93..6447f22 100644
--- a/manifests/entry/mysql.pp
+++ b/manifests/entry/mysql.pp
@@ -3,50 +3,34 @@
 # This defined type handles the mysql backupninja task entries
 #
 define backupninja::entry::mysql (
-  Enum['present', 'absent'] $ensure         = $backupninja::ensure,
-  Optional[Integer] $weight                 = 20,
-  Variant[Array[String], String] $when      = '',
-  Boolean $hotcopy                          = false,
-  Boolean $sqldump                          = true,
-  String $sqldumpoptions                    = '--lock-tables --complete-insert --add-drop-table --quick --quote-names',
-  Boolean $compress                         = false,
-  String $dbhost                            = '',
-  Stdlib::Absolutepath $backupdir           = "${backupninja::params::backupdir}/mysql",
-  Variant[Array[String], String] $databases = 'all',
-  String $user                              = '',
-  String $dbusername                        = '',
-  String $dbpassword                        = '',
-  Stdlib::Absolutepath $configfile          = $backupninja::params::mysql_configfile,
-  String $nodata                            = '',
-  Array[String] $nodata_any                 = [],
-  String $vsname                            = '',
-  String $handler                           = 'mysql',
+  Enum['present', 'absent'] $ensure    = $backupninja::ensure,
+  Optional[Integer] $weight            = 20,
+  Variant[Array[String], String] $when = '',
+  Boolean $hotcopy                     = false,
+  Boolean $sqldump                     = true,
+  String $sqldumpoptions               = '--lock-tables --complete-insert --add-drop-table --quick --quote-names',
+  Boolean $compress                    = false,
+  String $dbhost                       = '',
+  Stdlib::Absolutepath $backupdir      = "${backupninja::params::backupdir}/mysql",
+  Array[String] $databases             = ['all'],
+  String $user                         = '',
+  String $dbusername                   = '',
+  String $dbpassword                   = '',
+  Stdlib::Absolutepath $configfile     = $backupninja::params::mysql_configfile,
+  String $nodata                       = '',
+  Array[String] $nodata_any            = [],
+  String $vsname                       = '',
+  String $handler                      = 'mysql',
 ) {
 
   require backupninja::params
   require backupninja::entry::params
 
-  if $when =~ Array[String] {
-    $_when_real = $when
-  } else {
-    $_when_real = [] << $when
-  }
-
-  if empty($databases) {
-    $db_list = ['all']
-  }
-  elsif is_string($databases) {
-    $db_list = split($databases, ' ')
-  }
-  else {
-    $db_list = $databases
-  }
-
-  if $db_list.size > 1 and 'all' in $db_list {
+  if $databases.size > 1 and 'all' in $databases {
     $db_list_real = ['all']
   }
   else {
-    $db_list_real = $db_list.unique
+    $db_list_real = $databases.unique
   }
 
 
diff --git a/manifests/entry/params.pp b/manifests/entry/params.pp
index 5bc30a8..d6a842c 100644
--- a/manifests/entry/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/entry/params.pp
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 
   require backupninja::params
 
-  if $backupninja::params::when =~ Array[String] {
-    $_when_real = $backupninja::params::when
-  } else {
-    $_when_real = [] << $backupninja::params::when
-  }
+#  if $backupninja::params::when =~ Array[String] {
+#    $_when_real = $backupninja::params::when
+#  } else {
+#    $_when_real = [] << $backupninja::params::when
+#  }
 
   case $::osfamily {
     'Debian': {
diff --git a/manifests/entry/pgsql.pp b/manifests/entry/pgsql.pp
index 043327b..e94557c 100644
--- a/manifests/entry/pgsql.pp
+++ b/manifests/entry/pgsql.pp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   Variant[Array[String], String] $when = '',
   Boolean $compress                    = false,
   Stdlib::Absolutepath $backupdir      = "${backupninja::params::backupdir}/postgres",
-  String $databases                    = 'all',
+  Array[String] $databases             = ['all'],
   String $format                       = 'custom',
   String $handler                      = 'pgsql',
 ) {
@@ -16,27 +16,11 @@
   require backupninja::params
   require backupninja::entry::params
 
-  if $when =~ Array[String] {
-    $_when_real = $when
-  } else {
-    $_when_real = [] << $when
-  }
-
-  if empty($databases) {
-    $db_list = ['all']
-  }
-  elsif is_string($databases) {
-    $db_list = split($databases, ' ')
-  }
-  else {
-    $db_list = $databases
-  }
-
-  if $db_list.size > 1 and 'all' in $db_list {
+  if $databases.size > 1 and 'all' in $databases {
     $db_list_real = ['all']
   }
   else {
-    $db_list_real = $db_list.unique
+    $db_list_real = $databases.unique
   }
 
   $formats = [ 'plain', 'tar', 'custom' ]
diff --git a/manifests/entry/sh.pp b/manifests/entry/sh.pp
index 94ff4b5..27a8831 100644
--- a/manifests/entry/sh.pp
+++ b/manifests/entry/sh.pp
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@
 
   require backupninja::params
 
-  if $when =~ Array[String] {
-    $_when_real = $when
-  } else {
-    $_when_real = [] << $when
-  }
-
   file { "${backupninja::params::config_dir}/${weight}_${name}.sh" :
     ensure  => $ensure,
     owner   => 'root',
diff --git a/templates/entry/duplicity.erb b/templates/entry/duplicity.erb
index 54f2195..fc40d87 100644
--- a/templates/entry/duplicity.erb
+++ b/templates/entry/duplicity.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # MANAGED BY PUPPET!
 
-<%- @_when_real.each do |time| -%>
+<%- @when.each do |time| -%>
 when = <%= time %>
 <%- end -%>
 
diff --git a/templates/entry/ldap.erb b/templates/entry/ldap.erb
index 69c0898..e9a7e51 100644
--- a/templates/entry/ldap.erb
+++ b/templates/entry/ldap.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # MANAGED BY PUPPET!
 
-<%- @_when_real.each do |time| -%>
+<%- @when.each do |time| -%>
 when = <%= time %>
 <%- end -%>
 
diff --git a/templates/entry/mysql.erb b/templates/entry/mysql.erb
index a341036..e54391c 100644
--- a/templates/entry/mysql.erb
+++ b/templates/entry/mysql.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # MANAGED BY PUPPET!
 
-<%- @_when_real.each do |time| -%>
+<%- @when.each do |time| -%>
 when = <%= time %>
 <%- end -%>
 
diff --git a/templates/entry/pgsql.erb b/templates/entry/pgsql.erb
index 92445aa..b76be90 100644
--- a/templates/entry/pgsql.erb
+++ b/templates/entry/pgsql.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # MANAGED BY PUPPET!
 
-<%- @_when_real.each do |time| -%>
+<%- @when.each do |time| -%>
 when = <%= time %>
 <%- end -%>
 
diff --git a/templates/entry/sh.erb b/templates/entry/sh.erb
index afad5a0..eea0bf5 100644
--- a/templates/entry/sh.erb
+++ b/templates/entry/sh.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # MANAGED BY PUPPET!
 
-<%- @_when_real.each do |time| -%>
+<%- @when.each do |time| -%>
 when = <%= time %>
 <%- end -%>