diff --git a/grafana/client/init.sls b/grafana/client/init.sls
index f8825bf..60482b9 100644
--- a/grafana/client/init.sls
+++ b/grafana/client/init.sls
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 {%- from "grafana/map.jinja" import client with context %}
 {%- if client.get('enabled', False) %}
 
+{%- set datasources = [] %}
 {%- for datasource_name, datasource in client.datasource.iteritems() %}
 
+{%- do datasources.append(datasource.type) %}
 grafana_client_datasource_{{ datasource_name }}:
   grafana3_datasource.present:
   - name: {{ datasource.name|default(datasource_name) }}
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@
 {%- endfor %}
 
 {%- for dashboard_name, dashboard in final_dict.iteritems() %}
+{%- if dashboard.datasource is not defined or dashboard.datasource in datasources %}
   {%- if dashboard.get('enabled', True) %}
 grafana_client_dashboard_{{ dashboard_name }}:
   grafana3_dashboard.present:
@@ -88,6 +91,7 @@
   grafana3_dashboard.absent:
   - name: {{ dashboard_name }}
   {%- endif %}
+{%- endif %}
 {%- endfor %}
 
 {%- endif %}
diff --git a/grafana/meta/grafana.yml b/grafana/meta/grafana.yml
index 31c55ed..89395b2 100644
--- a/grafana/meta/grafana.yml
+++ b/grafana/meta/grafana.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 dashboard:
   grafana:
+    datasource: influxdb
     format: json
     template: grafana/files/grafana_dashboards/grafana_influxdb.json
   main:
+    datasource: influxdb
     format: yaml
     base_dashboards: ['grafana:client:base_templates:main_dashboard']
     base_rows: ['grafana:client:base_templates:service_row']
     base_panels: ['grafana:client:base_templates:cluster_status_singlestat']
   service_level:
+    datasource: influxdb
     format: yaml
     base_dashboards: ['grafana:client:base_templates:service_level_dashboard']
     base_rows: ['grafana:client:base_templates:service_level_row']