diff --git a/manifests/extractor/regex.pp b/manifests/extractor/regex.pp
index 1e941db..54eeb5f 100644
--- a/manifests/extractor/regex.pp
+++ b/manifests/extractor/regex.pp
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@
 #
 define graylog_api::extractor::regex (
   Enum['present','absent']  $ensure                    = 'present',
-  String                    $input                     = '',
-  String                    $source_field              = '',
-  String                    $target_field              = '',
-  String                    $regex_value               = '',
+  String                    $input                     = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
+  String                    $source_field              = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
+  String                    $target_field              = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
+  String                    $regex_value               = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
   Optional[String]          $cut_or_copy               = undef,
   Optional[String]          $condition_type            = undef,
   Optional[String]          $condition_value           = undef,
diff --git a/manifests/extractor/regex_replace.pp b/manifests/extractor/regex_replace.pp
index f9cb991..5e54b4d 100644
--- a/manifests/extractor/regex_replace.pp
+++ b/manifests/extractor/regex_replace.pp
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@
 #
 define graylog_api::extractor::regex_replace (
   Enum['present','absent']  $ensure                    = 'present',
-  String                    $input                     = '',
-  String                    $source_field              = '',
-  String                    $target_field              = '',
-  String                    $regex                     = '',
-  String                    $replacement               = '',
+  String                    $input                     = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
+  String                    $source_field              = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
+  String                    $target_field              = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
+  String                    $regex                     = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
+  String                    $replacement               = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
   Boolean                   $replace_all               = false,
   Optional[String]          $cut_or_copy               = undef,
   Optional[String]          $condition_type            = undef,
diff --git a/manifests/input/beats.pp b/manifests/input/beats.pp
index 1463426..b6b1b0f 100644
--- a/manifests/input/beats.pp
+++ b/manifests/input/beats.pp
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@
   Enum['global','local']    $scope                     = 'global',
   Optional[Hash]            $static_fields             = undef,
   Boolean                   $tcp_keepalive             = false,
-  String                    $tls_cert_file             = '',
+  String                    $tls_cert_file             = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
   String                    $tls_client_auth           = 'disabled',
-  String                    $tls_client_auth_cert_file = '',
+  String                    $tls_client_auth_cert_file = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
   Boolean                   $tls_enable                = false,
-  String                    $tls_key_file              = '',
-  String                    $tls_key_password          = '',
+  String                    $tls_key_file              = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
+  String                    $tls_key_password          = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
 ) {
   graylog_input { $name:
     ensure        => $ensure,
diff --git a/manifests/input/beats2.pp b/manifests/input/beats2.pp
index b6ded9c..78f2706 100644
--- a/manifests/input/beats2.pp
+++ b/manifests/input/beats2.pp
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@
   Enum['global','local']    $scope                     = 'global',
   Optional[Hash]            $static_fields             = undef,
   Boolean                   $tcp_keepalive             = false,
-  String                    $tls_cert_file             = '',
+  String                    $tls_cert_file             = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
   String                    $tls_client_auth           = 'disabled',
-  String                    $tls_client_auth_cert_file = '',
+  String                    $tls_client_auth_cert_file = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
   Boolean                   $tls_enable                = false,
-  String                    $tls_key_file              = '',
-  String                    $tls_key_password          = '',
+  String                    $tls_key_file              = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
+  String                    $tls_key_password          = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
 ) {
   graylog_input { $name:
     ensure        => $ensure,
diff --git a/manifests/input/cef_tcp.pp b/manifests/input/cef_tcp.pp
index 64244b0..79ec027 100644
--- a/manifests/input/cef_tcp.pp
+++ b/manifests/input/cef_tcp.pp
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@
   Optional[Hash]            $static_fields             = undef,
   Boolean                   $tcp_keepalive             = false,
   String                    $timezone                  = 'UTC',
-  String                    $tls_cert_file             = '',
+  String                    $tls_cert_file             = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
   String                    $tls_client_auth           = 'disabled',
-  String                    $tls_client_auth_cert_file = '',
+  String                    $tls_client_auth_cert_file = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
   Boolean                   $tls_enable                = false,
-  String                    $tls_key_file              = '',
-  String                    $tls_key_password          = '',
+  String                    $tls_key_file              = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
+  String                    $tls_key_password          = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
   Boolean                   $use_full_names            = false,
   Boolean                   $use_null_delimiter        = false,
 ) {
diff --git a/manifests/input/gelf_http.pp b/manifests/input/gelf_http.pp
index 8256a69..c5d7db1 100644
--- a/manifests/input/gelf_http.pp
+++ b/manifests/input/gelf_http.pp
@@ -88,12 +88,12 @@
   Enum['global','local']    $scope                     = 'global',
   Optional[Hash]            $static_fields             = undef,
   Boolean                   $tcp_keepalive             = false,
-  String                    $tls_cert_file             = '',
+  String                    $tls_cert_file             = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
   String                    $tls_client_auth           = 'disabled',
-  String                    $tls_client_auth_cert_file = '',
+  String                    $tls_client_auth_cert_file = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
   Boolean                   $tls_enable                = false,
-  String                    $tls_key_file              = '',
-  String                    $tls_key_password          = '',
+  String                    $tls_key_file              = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
+  String                    $tls_key_password          = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
 ) {
   graylog_input { $name:
     ensure        => $ensure,
diff --git a/manifests/input/gelf_tcp.pp b/manifests/input/gelf_tcp.pp
index 4b40a7b..656c885 100644
--- a/manifests/input/gelf_tcp.pp
+++ b/manifests/input/gelf_tcp.pp
@@ -80,12 +80,12 @@
   Enum['global','local']    $scope                     = 'global',
   Optional[Hash]            $static_fields             = undef,
   Boolean                   $tcp_keepalive             = false,
-  String                    $tls_cert_file             = '',
+  String                    $tls_cert_file             = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
   String                    $tls_client_auth           = 'disabled',
-  String                    $tls_client_auth_cert_file = '',
+  String                    $tls_client_auth_cert_file = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
   Boolean                   $tls_enable                = false,
-  String                    $tls_key_file              = '',
-  String                    $tls_key_password          = '',
+  String                    $tls_key_file              = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
+  String                    $tls_key_password          = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
   Boolean                   $use_null_delimiter        = true,
 ) {
   graylog_input { $name:
diff --git a/manifests/input/syslog_tcp.pp b/manifests/input/syslog_tcp.pp
index 338c7c0..a0862a8 100644
--- a/manifests/input/syslog_tcp.pp
+++ b/manifests/input/syslog_tcp.pp
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@
   Enum['global','local']    $scope                     = 'global',
   Optional[Hash]            $static_fields             = undef,
   Boolean                   $tcp_keepalive             = false,
-  String                    $tls_cert_file             = '',
+  String                    $tls_cert_file             = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
   String                    $tls_client_auth           = 'disabled',
-  String                    $tls_client_auth_cert_file = '',
+  String                    $tls_client_auth_cert_file = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
   Boolean                   $tls_enable                = false,
-  String                    $tls_key_file              = '',
-  String                    $tls_key_password          = ''
+  String                    $tls_key_file              = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
+  String                    $tls_key_password          = '' # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
 ) {
   graylog_input { $name:
     ensure        => $ensure,
diff --git a/manifests/pipeline.pp b/manifests/pipeline.pp
index 527284b..3019cd2 100644
--- a/manifests/pipeline.pp
+++ b/manifests/pipeline.pp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 #   processing time will be the 'All messages' stream.
 define graylog_api::pipeline (
   Array[Graylog_api::Pipeline::Stage::Loose] $stages,
-  String                                     $description = '',
+  String                                     $description = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
   Variant[String,Array[String]]              $streams     = [],
 ) {
   $stage_bodies = $stages.map |$index,$stage| {
diff --git a/manifests/pipeline/rule.pp b/manifests/pipeline/rule.pp
index b185fc5..147f280 100644
--- a/manifests/pipeline/rule.pp
+++ b/manifests/pipeline/rule.pp
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
 #   The action to take if the rule matches. Defaults to the empty string (e.g.
 #   no action is taken when the rule matches). 
 define graylog_api::pipeline::rule (
-  String $description = '',
+  String $description = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
   String $condition   = 'true', # lint:ignore:quoted_booleans
-  String $action      = '',
+  String $action      = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
 ) {
   $rule_body = @("END_OF_RULE")
     rule "${title}"