diff --git a/pepper/libpepper.py b/pepper/libpepper.py
index 205b101..78371c2 100644
--- a/pepper/libpepper.py
+++ b/pepper/libpepper.py
@@ -330,11 +330,8 @@ def local(self, tgt, fun, arg=None, kwarg=None, tgt_type='glob',
             low['tgt_type'] = tgt_type
 
         if expr_form:
-
             logger.warning('expr_form argument is deprecated in local function, please use tgt_type instead')
-
-            if not tgt_type:
-                low['tgt_type'] = expr_form
+            low['tgt_type'] = expr_form
 
         if timeout:
             low['timeout'] = timeout
@@ -345,7 +342,7 @@ def local(self, tgt, fun, arg=None, kwarg=None, tgt_type='glob',
         return self.low([low])
 
     def local_async(self, tgt, fun, arg=None, kwarg=None, tgt_type='glob',
-                    timeout=None, ret=None):
+                    timeout=None, ret=None, expr_form=None):
         '''
         Run a single command using the ``local_async`` client
 
@@ -366,6 +363,10 @@ def local_async(self, tgt, fun, arg=None, kwarg=None, tgt_type='glob',
         if tgt_type:
             low['tgt_type'] = tgt_type
 
+        if expr_form:
+            logger.warning('expr_form argument is deprecated in local function, please use tgt_type instead')
+            low['tgt_type'] = expr_form
+
         if timeout:
             low['timeout'] = timeout
 
@@ -375,7 +376,7 @@ def local_async(self, tgt, fun, arg=None, kwarg=None, tgt_type='glob',
         return self.low([low])
 
     def local_batch(self, tgt, fun, arg=None, kwarg=None, tgt_type='glob',
-                    batch='50%', ret=None):
+                    batch='50%', ret=None, expr_form=None):
         '''
         Run a single command using the ``local_batch`` client
 
@@ -396,6 +397,10 @@ def local_batch(self, tgt, fun, arg=None, kwarg=None, tgt_type='glob',
         if tgt_type:
             low['tgt_type'] = tgt_type
 
+        if expr_form:
+            logger.warning('expr_form argument is deprecated in local function, please use tgt_type instead')
+            low['tgt_type'] = expr_form
+
         if batch:
             low['batch'] = batch
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_local.py b/tests/integration/test_local.py
index 1db97c1..31d7538 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_local.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_local.py
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ def test_local(pepper_client, session_minion_id):
 
 
 def test_local_with_tgt_type(pepper_client, session_minion_id):
-    assert pepper_client.local('*', 'test.ping', tgt_type='list')['return'][0][session_minion_id] is False
+    assert session_minion_id not in pepper_client.local('*', 'test.ping', tgt_type='list')['return'][0]
     assert pepper_client.local(session_minion_id, 'test.ping', tgt_type='list')['return'][0][session_minion_id] is True
 
 
 def test_local_with_deprecated_expr_form(pepper_client, session_minion_id):
-    assert pepper_client.local('*', 'test.ping', expr_form='list')['return'][0][session_minion_id] is False
-    assert pepper_client.local(session_minion_id, 'test.ping', expr_form='list')['return'][0][session_minion_id] is True
+    assert session_minion_id not in pepper_client.local('*', 'test.ping', expr_form='list')['return'][0]
+    r = pepper_client.local(session_minion_id, 'test.ping', expr_form='list')['return'][0][session_minion_id]
+    assert r is True