diff --git a/manifests/db.pp b/manifests/db.pp
index ce7db7d..f4ef0e8 100644
--- a/manifests/db.pp
+++ b/manifests/db.pp
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ define mysql::db (
   validate_re($ensure, '^(present|absent)$',
   "${ensure} is not supported for ensure. Allowed values are 'present' and 'absent'.")
   $table = "${dbname}.*"
-  $sql_inputs = join(any2array($sql), ' ')
+
+  if !(is_array($sql) or is_string($sql)) {
+    fail('$sql must be either a string or an array.')
+  }
+
+  $sql_inputs = join([$sql], ' ')
 
   include '::mysql::client'
 
diff --git a/spec/defines/mysql_db_spec.rb b/spec/defines/mysql_db_spec.rb
index 4f9c9c2..a715608 100644
--- a/spec/defines/mysql_db_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/mysql_db_spec.rb
@@ -1,61 +1,75 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'mysql::db', :type => :define do
-  let(:facts) {{ :osfamily => 'RedHat' }}
-  let(:title) { 'test_db' }
+  on_pe_supported_platforms(PLATFORMS).each do |pe_version,pe_platforms|
+    pe_platforms.each do |pe_platform,facts|
+      describe "on #{pe_version} #{pe_platform}" do
+        let(:facts) { facts }
 
-  let(:params) {
-    { 'user'     => 'testuser',
-      'password' => 'testpass',
-    }
-  }
+        let(:title) { 'test_db' }
 
-  it 'should report an error when ensure is not present or absent' do
-    params.merge!({'ensure' => 'invalid_val'})
-    expect { subject }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error,
-      /invalid_val is not supported for ensure\. Allowed values are 'present' and 'absent'\./)
-  end
+        let(:params) {
+          { 'user'     => 'testuser',
+            'password' => 'testpass',
+          }
+        }
 
-  it 'should not notify the import sql exec if no sql script was provided' do
-    is_expected.to contain_mysql_database('test_db').without_notify
-  end
+        it 'should report an error when ensure is not present or absent' do
+          params.merge!({'ensure' => 'invalid_val'})
+          expect { subject }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error,
+                                            /invalid_val is not supported for ensure\. Allowed values are 'present' and 'absent'\./)
+        end
 
-  it 'should subscribe to database if sql script is given' do
-    params.merge!({'sql' => 'test_sql'})
-    is_expected.to contain_exec('test_db-import').with_subscribe('Mysql_database[test_db]')
-  end
+        it 'should not notify the import sql exec if no sql script was provided' do
+          is_expected.to contain_mysql_database('test_db').without_notify
+        end
 
-  it 'should only import sql script on creation if not enforcing' do
-    params.merge!({'sql' => 'test_sql', 'enforce_sql' => false})
-    is_expected.to contain_exec('test_db-import').with_refreshonly(true)
-  end
+        it 'should subscribe to database if sql script is given' do
+          params.merge!({'sql' => 'test_sql'})
+          is_expected.to contain_exec('test_db-import').with_subscribe('Mysql_database[test_db]')
+        end
 
-  it 'should import sql script on creation if enforcing' do
-    params.merge!({'sql' => 'test_sql', 'enforce_sql' => true})
-    is_expected.to contain_exec('test_db-import').with_refreshonly(false)
-  end
+        it 'should only import sql script on creation if not enforcing' do
+          params.merge!({'sql' => 'test_sql', 'enforce_sql' => false})
+          is_expected.to contain_exec('test_db-import').with_refreshonly(true)
+        end
 
-  it 'should import sql scripts when more than one is specified' do
-    params.merge!({'sql' => ['test_sql', 'test_2_sql']})
-    is_expected.to contain_exec('test_db-import').with_command('cat test_sql test_2_sql | mysql test_db')
-  end
+        it 'should import sql script on creation if enforcing' do
+          params.merge!({'sql' => 'test_sql', 'enforce_sql' => true})
+          is_expected.to contain_exec('test_db-import').with_refreshonly(false)
+          is_expected.to contain_exec('test_db-import').with_command("cat test_sql | mysql test_db")
+        end
 
-  it 'should not create database and database user' do
-    params.merge!({'ensure' => 'absent', 'host' => 'localhost'})
-    is_expected.to contain_mysql_database('test_db').with_ensure('absent')
-    is_expected.to contain_mysql_user('testuser@localhost').with_ensure('absent')
-  end
+        it 'should import sql scripts when more than one is specified' do
+          params.merge!({'sql' => ['test_sql', 'test_2_sql']})
+          is_expected.to contain_exec('test_db-import').with_command('cat test_sql test_2_sql | mysql test_db')
+        end
 
-  it 'should create with an appropriate collate and charset' do
-    params.merge!({'charset' => 'utf8', 'collate' => 'utf8_danish_ci'})
-    is_expected.to contain_mysql_database('test_db').with({
-      'charset' => 'utf8',
-      'collate' => 'utf8_danish_ci',
-    })
-  end
+        it 'should report an error if sql isn\'t a string or an array' do
+          params.merge!({'sql' => {'foo' => 'test_sql', 'bar' => 'test_2_sql'}})
+          expect { subject }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error,
+                                            /\$sql must be either a string or an array\./)
+        end
 
-  it 'should use dbname parameter as database name instead of name' do
-    params.merge!({'dbname' => 'real_db'})
-    is_expected.to contain_mysql_database('real_db')
+        it 'should not create database and database user' do
+          params.merge!({'ensure' => 'absent', 'host' => 'localhost'})
+          is_expected.to contain_mysql_database('test_db').with_ensure('absent')
+          is_expected.to contain_mysql_user('testuser@localhost').with_ensure('absent')
+        end
+
+        it 'should create with an appropriate collate and charset' do
+          params.merge!({'charset' => 'utf8', 'collate' => 'utf8_danish_ci'})
+          is_expected.to contain_mysql_database('test_db').with({
+            'charset' => 'utf8',
+            'collate' => 'utf8_danish_ci',
+          })
+        end
+
+        it 'should use dbname parameter as database name instead of name' do
+          params.merge!({'dbname' => 'real_db'})
+          is_expected.to contain_mysql_database('real_db')
+        end
+      end
+    end
   end
 end