diff --git a/tests/pillar/designate.sls b/tests/pillar/designate.sls
index 3e0fcac..df19b6d 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/designate.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/designate.sls
@@ -2,9 +2,28 @@
   server:
     enabled: true
     local_bind: true
-    ################################################################################
-    #########       Designate config (/etc/designate/designate.conf)       #########
-    ################################################################################
-    designate_config:
-      DEFAULT:
-        verbose: 'True'
+    region: RegionOne
+    domain_id: 5186883b-91fb-4891-bd49-e6769234a8fc
+    version: ${_param:designate_version}
+    message_queue:
+      members:
+        - host: ${_param:messaging_node01_address}
+        - host: ${_param:messaging_node02_address}
+        - host: ${_param:messaging_node03_address}
+    pool:
+      pool_id: cae73b6f-95eb-4a7d-a567-099ae6176e08
+      nameservers:
+        - uuid: 690d7bc8-811b-404c-abcc-9cec54d87092
+          host: ${_param:cluster_node01_address}
+          port: 53
+        - uuid: bc5ddcf0-8d95-4f87-b435-9ff831a4a14c
+          host: ${_param:cluster_node02_address}
+          port: 53
+        - uuid: a43d5375-a5ec-4077-8c87-ec0b08fa3bd1
+          host: ${_param:cluster_node03_address}
+          port: 53
+      targets:
+        uuid: f26e0b32-736f-4f0a-831b-039a415c481e
+        options: 'port: 53, host: 127.0.0.1'
+        masters: 127.0.0.1:5354
+        type:  bind9