##
[<%= client_fqdn %>]
-<%- if has_variable?('client_munin_async') and client_munin_async and client_munin_async == "true" %>
+<%
+# variables are different whether or not they go via the stored config thing.
+# on the host that actually gets the config, client_munin_async is a String, saying "true",
+# from other hosts it's an actual boolean, i.e. an instance of either FalseClass or TrueClass
+%>
+<%- if has_variable?('client_munin_async') and ((client_munin_async.kind_of?(String) and client_munin_async == "true") or (client_munin_async.kind_of?(TrueClass))) %>
address ssh://munin-async@<%= client_fqdn %>/set-in-authkeys
<%- else %>
address <%= client_ipaddress %>