diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/resource_record/nsupdate.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/resource_record/nsupdate.rb
index 9c1465e..d53f8f1 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/resource_record/nsupdate.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/resource_record/nsupdate.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ private
   end
 
   def type
-    resource[:type]
+    resource[:type].to_s
   end
 
   def name
diff --git a/lib/puppet_bind/provider/nsupdate.rb b/lib/puppet_bind/provider/nsupdate.rb
index 8d3a7ef..a58c6ed 100644
--- a/lib/puppet_bind/provider/nsupdate.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet_bind/provider/nsupdate.rb
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ module PuppetBind
       end
 
       def quoted_type?(type)
-        %(TXT SPF).include?(type)
+        %w(TXT SPF).include?(type)
       end
 
       def maybe_quote(type, datum)