diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/proxy_global_variable/proxysql.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/proxy_global_variable/proxysql.rb
index e651f282..90f5bc8a 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/proxy_global_variable/proxysql.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/proxy_global_variable/proxysql.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   # servers.
   def self.instances
     instances = []
-    data = mysql([defaults_file, '-NBe', 'SHOW GLOBAL VARIABLES']).split("\n")
+    data = mysql([defaults_file, '-NBe', 'SHOW GLOBAL VARIABLES']).split(%r{\n})
     data.each do |line|
       var, val = line.split(%r{\t})
 
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/proxy_mysql_query_rule/proxysql.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/proxy_mysql_query_rule/proxysql.rb
index bc44a1ab..e51f304b 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/proxy_mysql_query_rule/proxysql.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/proxy_mysql_query_rule/proxysql.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   def self.instances
     instances = []
     rules = mysql([defaults_file, '-NBe',
-                   'SELECT `rule_id` FROM `mysql_query_rules`'].compact).split("\n")
+                   'SELECT `rule_id` FROM `mysql_query_rules`'].compact).split(%r{\n})
 
     # To reduce the number of calls to MySQL we collect all the properties in
     # one big swoop.
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def self.instances
       @client_addr, @proxy_addr, @proxy_port, @destination_hostgroup,
       @digest, @match_digest, @match_pattern, @negate_match_pattern, @replace_pattern,
       @cache_ttl, @reconnect, @timeout, @retries, @delay, @error_msg, @log, @comment,
-      @mirror_flag_out, @mirror_hostgroup = mysql([defaults_file, '-NBe', query].compact).split(%r{\s})
+      @mirror_flag_out, @mirror_hostgroup = mysql([defaults_file, '-NBe', query].compact).chomp.split(%r{\t})
       name = "mysql_query_rule-#{rule_id}"
 
       instances << new(
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/proxy_mysql_replication_hostgroup/proxysql.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/proxy_mysql_replication_hostgroup/proxysql.rb
index 4d697bd6..4cad1e6a 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/proxy_mysql_replication_hostgroup/proxysql.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/proxy_mysql_replication_hostgroup/proxysql.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   def self.instances
     instances = []
     hostgroups = mysql([defaults_file, '-NBe',
-                        'SELECT `writer_hostgroup`, `reader_hostgroup`, `comment` FROM `mysql_replication_hostgroups`'].compact).split("\n")
+                        'SELECT `writer_hostgroup`, `reader_hostgroup`, `comment` FROM `mysql_replication_hostgroups`'].compact).split(%r{\n})
 
     # To reduce the number of calls to MySQL we collect all the properties in
     # one big swoop.
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/proxy_mysql_server/proxysql.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/proxy_mysql_server/proxysql.rb
index 0778016c..d16887ee 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/proxy_mysql_server/proxysql.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/proxy_mysql_server/proxysql.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   def self.instances
     instances = []
     servers = mysql([defaults_file, '-NBe',
-                     'SELECT `hostname`, `port`, `hostgroup_id` FROM `mysql_servers`'].compact).split("\n")
+                     'SELECT `hostname`, `port`, `hostgroup_id` FROM `mysql_servers`'].compact).split(%r{\n})
 
     # To reduce the number of calls to MySQL we collect all the properties in
     # one big swoop.
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def self.instances
 
       @hostname, @port, @hostgroup_id, @status, @weight, @compression,
       @max_connections, @max_replication_lag, @use_ssl, @max_latency_ms,
-      @comment = mysql([defaults_file, '-NBe', query].compact).split(%r{\s})
+      @comment = mysql([defaults_file, '-NBe', query].compact).chomp.split(%r{\t})
       name = "#{hostname}:#{port}-#{hostgroup_id}"
 
       instances << new(
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/proxy_mysql_user/proxysql.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/proxy_mysql_user/proxysql.rb
index 89053d3b..5afecba8 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/proxy_mysql_user/proxysql.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/proxy_mysql_user/proxysql.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   # users.
   def self.instances
     users = mysql([defaults_file, '-NBe',
-                   'SELECT username FROM mysql_users'].compact).split("\n")
+                   'SELECT username FROM mysql_users'].compact).split(%r{\n})
 
     # To reduce the number of calls to MySQL we collect all the properties in
     # one big swoop.
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def self.instances
 
       @password, @active, @use_ssl, @default_hostgroup, @default_schema,
       @schema_locked, @transaction_persistent, @fast_forward, @backend, @frontend,
-      @max_connections = mysql([defaults_file, '-NBe', query].compact).split(%r{\s})
+      @max_connections = mysql([defaults_file, '-NBe', query].compact).chomp.split(%r{\t})
 
       new(name: name,
           ensure: :present,
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/proxy_scheduler/proxysql.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/proxy_scheduler/proxysql.rb
index 424ec94f..86b0ca7d 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/proxy_scheduler/proxysql.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/proxy_scheduler/proxysql.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   def self.instances
     instances = []
     schedulers = mysql([defaults_file, '-NBe',
-                        'SELECT `id` FROM `scheduler`'].compact).split("\n")
+                        'SELECT `id` FROM `scheduler`'].compact).split(%r{\n})
 
     schedulers.map do |scheduler_id|
       query = 'SELECT `active`, `interval_ms`, `filename`, '
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def self.instances
       query << "FROM `scheduler` WHERE `id` = #{scheduler_id}"
 
       @active, @interval_ms, @filename, @arg1, @arg2, @arg3, @arg4, @arg5,
-      @comment = mysql([defaults_file, '-NBe', query].compact).split(%r{\s})
+      @comment = mysql([defaults_file, '-NBe', query].compact).chomp.split(%r{\t})
       name = "scheduler-#{scheduler_id}"
 
       instances << new(