diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index c79788f..2b8349d 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
               key_file: /etc/influxdb/ssl/key.pem
               cert_file: /etc/influxdb/ssl/cert.pem
 
-Single-node influxdb where you specify paths for data and metastore directories. You
-need to ensure that directories exist:
+Single-node influxdb where you specify paths for data and metastore directories. Custom
+directories are created by this formula:
 
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
diff --git a/tests/pillar/cluster.sls b/tests/pillar/cluster.sls
index e5717ff..4686c70 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/cluster.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/cluster.sls
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 influxdb:
   server:
     enabled: true
+    data:
+      dir: /opt/influxdb/data
+      wal_dir: /opt/influxdb/wal
     meta:
+      dir: /opt/influxdb/meta
       enabled: true
       bind:
         address: 0.0.0.0