diff --git a/src/com/mirantis/mk/Salt.groovy b/src/com/mirantis/mk/Salt.groovy
index 87f7c8a..71657d6 100644
--- a/src/com/mirantis/mk/Salt.groovy
+++ b/src/com/mirantis/mk/Salt.groovy
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@
 
 def setSaltOverrides(master, salt_overrides, reclass_dir="/srv/salt/reclass") {
     def common = new com.mirantis.mk.Common()
-    def salt_overrides_map = readYaml(salt_overrides)
+    def salt_overrides_map = readYaml text: salt_overrides
     for (entry in common.entries(salt_overrides_map)) {
          def key = entry[0]
          def value = entry[1]