diff --git a/library/facter b/library/facter
index 46cdf889cca..554e63f3a98 100755
--- a/library/facter
+++ b/library/facter
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/python
 
 # (c) 2012, Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan@gmail.com>
 #
@@ -22,5 +22,28 @@
 #    facter
 #    ruby-json
 
-/usr/bin/logger -t ansible-facter Invoked as-is
-/usr/bin/facter --json 2>/dev/null
+import subprocess
+
+def get_facter_data():
+  p = subprocess.Popen(["/usr/bin/env", "facter", "--json"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+  (out, err) = p.communicate()
+  rc = p.returncode
+  return rc, out, err
+
+
+def main():
+  module = AnsibleModule(
+      argument_spec = dict()
+  )
+
+  rc, out, err = get_facter_data()
+  if rc != 0:
+    module.fail_json(msg=err)
+  else:
+    module.exit_json(**json.loads(out))
+
+# this is magic, see lib/ansible/module_common.py
+#<<INCLUDE_ANSIBLE_MODULE_COMMON>>
+
+main()
+