diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c3f3cf1c..b6715f5f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 .bundle/
-vendor/gems
+vendor/gems/
+.ruby-version
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7e07da14..1f83fa4d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -74,17 +74,17 @@ missingok       - A Boolean specifying whether logrotate should ignore missing
                   log files or issue an error (optional).
 olddir          - A String path to a directory that rotated logs should be
                   moved to (optional).
-postrotate      - A command String that should be executed by /bin/sh after
-                  the log file is rotated (optional).
-prerotate       - A command String that should be executed by /bin/sh before
-                  the log file is rotated and only if it will be rotated
-                  (optional).
-firstaction     - A command String that should be executed by /bin/sh once
-                  before all log files that match the wildcard pattern are
-                  rotated (optional).
-lastaction      - A command String that should be execute by /bin/sh once 
-                  after all the log files that match the wildcard pattern are
-                  rotated (optional).
+postrotate      - A command String or an Array of Strings that should be
+                  executed by /bin/sh after the log file is rotated (optional).
+prerotate       - A command String or an Array of Strings that should be
+                  executed by /bin/sh before the log file is rotated and only
+                  if it will be rotated (optional).
+firstaction     - A command String or an Array of Strings that should be
+                  executed by /bin/sh once before all log files that match the
+                  wildcard pattern are rotated (optional).
+lastaction      - A command String or an Array of Strings that should be
+                  executed by /bin/sh once after all the log files that match
+                  the wildcard pattern are rotated (optional).
 rotate          - The Integer number of rotated log files to keep on disk
                   (optional).
 rotate_every    - How often the log files should be rotated as a String.
diff --git a/files/etc/cron.daily/logrotate b/files/etc/cron.daily/logrotate
index 05c4721f..f48c56a7 100644
--- a/files/etc/cron.daily/logrotate
+++ b/files/etc/cron.daily/logrotate
@@ -2,5 +2,10 @@
 # THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY DISTRIBUTED BY PUPPET.  ANY CHANGES WILL BE
 # OVERWRITTEN.
 
-test -x /usr/sbin/logrotate || exit 0
-/usr/sbin/logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf
+OUTPUT=$(/usr/sbin/logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf 2>&1)
+EXITVALUE=$?
+if [ $EXITVALUE != 0 ]; then
+    /usr/bin/logger -t logrotate "ALERT exited abnormally with [$EXITVALUE]"
+    echo "${OUTPUT}"
+fi
+exit $EXITVALUE
diff --git a/files/etc/cron.hourly/logrotate b/files/etc/cron.hourly/logrotate
index 28b38f0f..53a179c0 100644
--- a/files/etc/cron.hourly/logrotate
+++ b/files/etc/cron.hourly/logrotate
@@ -2,5 +2,10 @@
 # THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY DISTRIBUTED BY PUPPET.  ANY CHANGES WILL BE
 # OVERWRITTEN.
 
-test -x /usr/sbin/logrotate || exit 0
-/usr/sbin/logrotate /etc/logrotate.d/hourly
+OUTPUT=$(/usr/sbin/logrotate /etc/logrotate.d/hourly 2>&1)
+EXITVALUE=$?
+if [ $EXITVALUE != 0 ]; then
+    /usr/bin/logger -t logrotate "ALERT exited abnormally with [$EXITVALUE]"
+    echo "${OUTPUT}"
+fi
+exit $EXITVALUE
diff --git a/manifests/rule.pp b/manifests/rule.pp
index e9003ac2..22b52019 100644
--- a/manifests/rule.pp
+++ b/manifests/rule.pp
@@ -54,17 +54,18 @@
 #                   log files or issue an error (optional).
 # olddir          - A String path to a directory that rotated logs should be
 #                   moved to (optional).
-# postrotate      - A command String that should be executed by /bin/sh after
-#                   the log file is rotated (optional).
-# prerotate       - A command String that should be executed by /bin/sh before
-#                   the log file is rotated and only if it will be rotated
-#                   (optional).
-# firstaction     - A command String that should be executed by /bin/sh once
-#                   before all log files that match the wildcard pattern are
-#                   rotated (optional).
-# lastaction      - A command String that should be execute by /bin/sh once
-#                   after all the log files that match the wildcard pattern are
-#                   rotated (optional).
+# postrotate      - A command String or an Array of Strings that should be
+#                   executed by /bin/sh after the log file is rotated
+#                   optional).
+# prerotate       - A command String or an Array of Strings that should be
+#                   executed by /bin/sh before the log file is rotated and
+#                   only if it will be rotated (optional).
+# firstaction     - A command String or an Array of Strings that should be
+#                   executed by /bin/sh once before all log files that match
+#                   the wildcard pattern are rotated (optional).
+# lastaction      - A command String or an Array of Strings that should be
+#                   executed by /bin/sh once after all the log files that match
+#                   the wildcard pattern are rotated (optional).
 # rotate          - The Integer number of rotated log files to keep on disk
 #                   (optional).
 # rotate_every    - How often the log files should be rotated as a String.
@@ -406,9 +407,17 @@
     'hour', 'hourly': {
       include logrotate::hourly
       $rule_path = "/etc/logrotate.d/hourly/${name}"
+
+      file { "/etc/logrotate.d/${name}":
+        ensure => absent,
+      }
     }
     default: {
       $rule_path = "/etc/logrotate.d/${name}"
+
+      file { "/etc/logrotate.d/hourly/${name}":
+        ensure => absent,
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/spec/defines/rule_spec.rb b/spec/defines/rule_spec.rb
index 6b237215..4caa8ffa 100644
--- a/spec/defines/rule_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/rule_spec.rb
@@ -671,6 +671,17 @@
       end
     end
 
+    context "and postrotate => ['/bin/true', '/bin/false']" do
+      let(:params) {
+        {:path => '/var/log/foo.log', :postrotate => ['/bin/true', '/bin/false']}
+      }
+
+      it do
+        should contain_file('/etc/logrotate.d/test') \
+          .with_content(/postrotate\n    \/bin\/true\n    \/bin\/false\n  endscript/)
+      end
+    end
+
     ###########################################################################
     # PREROTATE
     context 'and prerotate => /bin/true' do
@@ -684,6 +695,17 @@
       end
     end
 
+    context "and prerotate => ['/bin/true', '/bin/false']" do
+      let(:params) {
+        {:path => '/var/log/foo.log', :prerotate => ['/bin/true', '/bin/false']}
+      }
+
+      it do
+        should contain_file('/etc/logrotate.d/test') \
+          .with_content(/prerotate\n    \/bin\/true\n    \/bin\/false\n  endscript/)
+      end
+    end
+
     ###########################################################################
     # FIRSTACTION
     context 'and firstaction => /bin/true' do
@@ -697,6 +719,17 @@
       end
     end
 
+    context "and firstaction => ['/bin/true', '/bin/false']" do
+      let(:params) {
+        {:path => '/var/log/foo.log', :firstaction => ['/bin/true', '/bin/false']}
+      }
+
+      it do
+        should contain_file('/etc/logrotate.d/test') \
+          .with_content(/firstaction\n    \/bin\/true\n    \/bin\/false\n  endscript/)
+      end
+    end
+
     ###########################################################################
     # LASTACTION
     context 'and lastaction => /bin/true' do
@@ -710,6 +743,17 @@
       end
     end
 
+    context "and lastaction => ['/bin/true', '/bin/false']" do
+      let(:params) {
+        {:path => '/var/log/foo.log', :lastaction => ['/bin/true', '/bin/false']}
+      }
+
+      it do
+        should contain_file('/etc/logrotate.d/test') \
+          .with_content(/lastaction\n    \/bin\/true\n    \/bin\/false\n  endscript/)
+      end
+    end
+
     ###########################################################################
     # ROTATE
     context 'and rotate => 3' do
@@ -744,6 +788,7 @@
 
       it { should contain_class('logrotate::hourly') }
       it { should contain_file('/etc/logrotate.d/hourly/test') }
+      it { should contain_file('/etc/logrotate.d/test').with_ensure('absent') }
     end
 
     context 'and rotate_every => day' do
@@ -755,6 +800,11 @@
         should contain_file('/etc/logrotate.d/test') \
           .with_content(/^  daily$/)
       end
+
+      it do
+        should contain_file('/etc/logrotate.d/hourly/test') \
+           .with_ensure('absent')
+      end
     end
 
     context 'and rotate_every => week' do
@@ -766,6 +816,11 @@
         should contain_file('/etc/logrotate.d/test') \
           .with_content(/^  weekly$/)
       end
+
+      it do
+        should contain_file('/etc/logrotate.d/hourly/test') \
+           .with_ensure('absent')
+      end
     end
 
     context 'and rotate_every => month' do
@@ -777,6 +832,11 @@
         should contain_file('/etc/logrotate.d/test') \
           .with_content(/^  monthly$/)
       end
+
+      it do
+        should contain_file('/etc/logrotate.d/hourly/test') \
+           .with_ensure('absent')
+      end
     end
 
     context 'and rotate_every => year' do
@@ -788,6 +848,11 @@
         should contain_file('/etc/logrotate.d/test') \
           .with_content(/^  yearly$/)
       end
+
+      it do
+        should contain_file('/etc/logrotate.d/hourly/test') \
+           .with_ensure('absent')
+      end
     end
 
     context 'and rotate_every => foo' do
diff --git a/templates/etc/logrotate.d/rule.erb b/templates/etc/logrotate.d/rule.erb
index d6d9deba..67ca0148 100644
--- a/templates/etc/logrotate.d/rule.erb
+++ b/templates/etc/logrotate.d/rule.erb
@@ -51,22 +51,34 @@
 <% end -%>
 <% if @postrotate != 'undef' -%>
   postrotate
-    <%= @postrotate %>
+  <%- @postrotate = [@postrotate] unless @postrotate.is_a?(Array) -%>
+  <%- @postrotate.each do |val| -%>
+    <%= val %>
+  <%- end -%>
   endscript
 <% end -%>
 <% if @prerotate != 'undef' -%>
   prerotate
-    <%= @prerotate %>
+  <%- @prerotate = [@prerotate] unless @prerotate.is_a?(Array) -%>
+  <%- @prerotate.each do |val| -%>
+    <%= val %>
+  <%- end -%>
   endscript
 <% end -%>
 <% if @firstaction != 'undef' -%>
   firstaction
-    <%= @firstaction %>
+  <%- @firstaction = [@firstaction] unless @firstaction.is_a?(Array) -%>
+  <%- @firstaction.each do |val| -%>
+    <%= val %>
+  <%- end -%>
   endscript
 <% end -%>
 <% if @lastaction != 'undef' -%>
   lastaction
-    <%= @lastaction %>
+  <%- @lastaction = [@lastaction] unless @lastaction.is_a?(Array) -%>
+  <%- @lastaction.each do |val| -%>
+    <%= val %>
+  <%- end -%>
   endscript
 <% end -%>
 }