diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/114-puppet-commandline-construction.yml b/changelogs/fragments/114-puppet-commandline-construction.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c48170a59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/114-puppet-commandline-construction.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- "puppet - fix command line construction for check mode and ``manifest:``"
diff --git a/plugins/modules/system/puppet.py b/plugins/modules/system/puppet.py
index 8efe2c85d7..c73a21a9fa 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/system/puppet.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/system/puppet.py
@@ -255,16 +255,16 @@ def main():
             cmd += " --certname='%s'" % p['certname']
         if module.check_mode:
             cmd += " --noop"
-        if p['use_srv_records'] is not None:
-            if not p['use_srv_records']:
-                cmd += " --no-use_srv_records"
-            else:
-                cmd += " --use_srv_records"
         elif 'noop' in p:
             if p['noop']:
                 cmd += " --noop"
             else:
                 cmd += " --no-noop"
+        if p['use_srv_records'] is not None:
+            if not p['use_srv_records']:
+                cmd += " --no-use_srv_records"
+            else:
+                cmd += " --use_srv_records"
     else:
         cmd = "%s apply --detailed-exitcodes " % base_cmd
         if p['logdest'] == 'syslog':
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ def main():
         if p['execute']:
             cmd += " --execute '%s'" % p['execute']
         else:
-            cmd += shlex_quote(p['manifest'])
+            cmd += " %s" % shlex_quote(p['manifest'])
         if p['summarize']:
             cmd += " --summarize"
         if p['debug']: