diff --git a/templates/mod/_require.epp b/templates/mod/_require.epp
index 577e679a0..4e12043b8 100644
--- a/templates/mod/_require.epp
+++ b/templates/mod/_require.epp
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-<% if type($requires, 'generalized') == String { -%>
+<% if $requires =~ String { -%>
   <%- if !($requires.downcase in ['', 'unmanaged']) { -%>
     Require <%= $requires %>
   <%- } -%>
-<% }elsif String(type($requires, 'generalized')).index('Array') == 0 { -%>
+<% } elsif $requires =~ Array { -%>
   <%- $requires.each |$req| { -%>
     Require <%= $req %>
   <%- } -%>
-<% }elsif String(type($requires, 'generalized')).index('Hash') == 0 { -%>
+<% } elsif $requires =~ Hash { -%>
   <%- if $requires['enforce'] and $requires['enforce'].downcase in ['all', 'none', 'any'] { -%>
     <%- $enforce_str = "Require${requires['enforce'].capitalize}>\n" -%>
     <%- $enforce_open = "    <${enforce_str}" -%>
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <%- $enforce_close = '' -%>
     <%- $indentation = '' -%>
   <%- } -%>
-  <%- if $requires['requires'] and String(type($requires['requires'], 'generalized')).index('Array') == 0 { -%>
+  <%- if $requires['requires'] and $requires['requires'] =~ Array { -%>
 <%# %><%= $enforce_open -%>
       <%- $requires['requires'].each |$req| { -%>
 <%# %>    <%= $indentation -%>Require <%= $req %>
diff --git a/templates/mod/geoip.conf.epp b/templates/mod/geoip.conf.epp
index 309e2170f..c1efd706a 100644
--- a/templates/mod/geoip.conf.epp
+++ b/templates/mod/geoip.conf.epp
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 GeoIPEnable <%= apache::bool2httpd($enable) %>
 
 <%- if $db_file and !($db_file in [ false, 'false', '' ]) { -%>
-    <%- if String(type($db_file, 'generalized')).index('Array') == 0 { -%>
-      <%- Array($db_file).each |$file| { -%>
+    <%- [$db_file].flatten.each |$file| { -%>
 GeoIPDBFile <%= $file %> <%= $flag %>
-      <%- } -%>
-    <%- } else { -%>
-GeoIPDBFile <%= $db_file %> <%= $flag %>
     <%- } -%>
 <%- } -%>
 GeoIPOutput <%= $output %>
diff --git a/templates/mod/negotiation.conf.epp b/templates/mod/negotiation.conf.epp
index 5183e2b8f..df7cabd9b 100644
--- a/templates/mod/negotiation.conf.epp
+++ b/templates/mod/negotiation.conf.epp
@@ -1,12 +1,2 @@
-<% if String(type($language_priority, 'generalized')).index('Array') == 0 { -%>
-  <%- $language_priority_updated = $language_priority.join(' ') -%>
-<% } else { -%>
-  <%- $language_priority_updated = $language_priority -%>
-<% } -%>
-<% if String(type($force_language_priority, 'generalized')).index('Array') == 0 { -%>
-  <%- $force_language_priority_updated = $force_language_priority.join(' ') -%>
-<% } else { -%>
-  <%- $force_language_priority_updated = $force_language_priority -%>
-<% } -%>
-LanguagePriority <%= $language_priority_updated %>
-ForceLanguagePriority <%= $force_language_priority_updated %>
+LanguagePriority <%= [$language_priority].flatten.join(' ') %>
+ForceLanguagePriority <%= [$force_language_priority].flatten.join(' ') %>
diff --git a/templates/mod/pagespeed.conf.epp b/templates/mod/pagespeed.conf.epp
index 840a8eeaa..081758a52 100644
--- a/templates/mod/pagespeed.conf.epp
+++ b/templates/mod/pagespeed.conf.epp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ ModPagespeedMessageBufferSize <%= $message_buffer_size %>
     SetHandler mod_pagespeed_message
 </Location>
 
-<% if String(type($additional_configuration, 'generalized')).index('Array') == 0 { -%>
+<% if $additional_configuration =~ Array { -%>
 <%= $additional_configuration.join("\n") %>
 <% } else { -%>
 <% $additional_configuration.each |$key, $value| { -%>
diff --git a/templates/mod/proxy.conf.epp b/templates/mod/proxy.conf.epp
index b9aca2e96..3fad4efa2 100644
--- a/templates/mod/proxy.conf.epp
+++ b/templates/mod/proxy.conf.epp
@@ -10,11 +10,7 @@
 
   <% if $proxy_requests != 'Off' or ( $allow_from and ! $allow_from.empty ) { -%>
   <Proxy *>
-    <%- if String(type($allow_from, 'generalized')).index('Array') == 0 { -%>
-    Require ip <%= $allow_from.join(" ") %>
-    <%- } else { -%>
-    Require ip <%= $allow_from %>
-    <%- } -%>
+    Require ip <%= [$allow_from].flatten.join(' ') %>
   </Proxy>
   <% } -%>
 
diff --git a/templates/mod/reqtimeout.conf.epp b/templates/mod/reqtimeout.conf.epp
index a62b4b69a..633e9db0f 100644
--- a/templates/mod/reqtimeout.conf.epp
+++ b/templates/mod/reqtimeout.conf.epp
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-<% if type($timeouts, 'generalized') == String { -%>
-RequestReadTimeout <%= $timeouts -%>  
-<% } else { -%>
-  <%- $timeouts.each |$timeout| { -%>
+<%- [$timeouts].flatten.each |$timeout| { -%>
 RequestReadTimeout <%= $timeout %>
-  <%- } -%>
 <% } -%>
 
diff --git a/templates/mod/ssl.conf.epp b/templates/mod/ssl.conf.epp
index 39c2f8270..2aa1b885c 100644
--- a/templates/mod/ssl.conf.epp
+++ b/templates/mod/ssl.conf.epp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   SSLStaplingReturnResponderErrors <%= apache::bool2httpd($ssl_stapling_return_errors) %>
   <%- } -%>
   SSLStaplingCache "shmcb:<%= $_stapling_cache %>"
-  <%- if String(type($ssl_cipher, 'generalized')).index('Hash') == 0 { -%>
+  <%- if $ssl_cipher =~ Hash { -%>
     <%- $ssl_cipher.map |$protocol, $cipher| { -%>
   SSLCipherSuite <%= $protocol %> <%= $cipher %>
     <%- } -%>