diff --git a/tcp_tests/helpers/exceptions.py b/tcp_tests/helpers/exceptions.py
index 259880e..f6c2310 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/helpers/exceptions.py
+++ b/tcp_tests/helpers/exceptions.py
@@ -121,3 +121,15 @@
 class BaseImageIsNotSet(BaseException):
     def __str__(self):
         return "Base image for creating VMs is not set!"
+
+
+class SaltPillarError(BaseException):
+    def __init__(self, minion_id, pillar, message=''):
+        super(SaltPillarError, self).__init__()
+        self.minion_id = minion_id
+        self.pillar = pillar
+        self.message = message
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return ("Salt pillar '{0}' error on minion {1}: {2}"
+                .format(self.minion_id, self.pillar, self.message))
diff --git a/tcp_tests/helpers/log_step.py b/tcp_tests/helpers/log_step.py
index 6ba7164..dbffa58 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/helpers/log_step.py
+++ b/tcp_tests/helpers/log_step.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
                   "found!".format(step_num, func.__name__))
     test_case_steps = parse_test_doc(func.__doc__)['steps']
     try:
-        LOG.info(" *** [STEP#{0}] {1} ***".format(
+        LOG.info("\n\n*** [STEP#{0}] {1} ***".format(
             step_num,
             test_case_steps[step_num - 1]))
     except IndexError: