diff --git a/.kitchen.yml b/.kitchen.yml
index 3f7ad13..2e338c4 100644
--- a/.kitchen.yml
+++ b/.kitchen.yml
@@ -17,12 +17,16 @@
   state_top:
     base:
       "*":
+        - linux
         - influxdb
   pillars:
     top.sls:
       base:
         "*":
+          - linux_repo_influxdata
           - influxdb
+  pillars-from-files:
+    linux_repo_influxdata.sls: tests/pillar/repo_influxdata.sls
   dependencies:
     - name: linux
       repo: git