diff --git a/jenkins/client/_job.sls b/jenkins/client/_job.sls
index 003a11a..1a8e6df 100644
--- a/jenkins/client/_job.sls
+++ b/jenkins/client/_job.sls
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
   - config: {{ client.dir.jenkins_jobs_root }}/{{ job_name }}.xml
   - watch:
     - file: jenkins_job_{{ job_name }}_definition
-    - file: /etc/salt/minion.d/_jenkins.conf
 
 {%- else %}
 
@@ -33,7 +32,5 @@
 jenkins_job_{{ job_name }}_absent:
   jenkins_job.absent:
   - name: {{ job_name }}
-  - watch:
-    - file: /etc/salt/minion.d/_jenkins.conf
 
 {%- endif %}
diff --git a/jenkins/client/init.sls b/jenkins/client/init.sls
index 553fe6b..2477f4e 100644
--- a/jenkins/client/init.sls
+++ b/jenkins/client/init.sls
@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@
   pkg.installed:
   - names: {{ client.pkgs }}
 
-/etc/salt/minion.d/_jenkins.conf:
-  file.managed:
-  - source: salt://jenkins/files/_jenkins.conf
-  - template: jinja
-
 jenkins_client_dirs:
   file.directory:
   - names:
diff --git a/jenkins/files/_jenkins.conf b/jenkins/files/_jenkins.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 0079d74..0000000
--- a/jenkins/files/_jenkins.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-{%- from "jenkins/map.jinja" import client with context %}
-jenkins:
-  url: "{{ client.master.get('proto', 'http') }}://{{ client.master.host }}:{{ client.master.port }}"
-  {%- if client.master.api_key is defined %}
-  api_key: {{ client.master.api_key }}
-  {%- else %}
-  user: {{ client.master.get('username', 'admin') }}
-  password: {{ client.master.get('password', 'dummy') }}
-  {%- endif %}
diff --git a/jenkins/meta/salt.yml b/jenkins/meta/salt.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd821ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jenkins/meta/salt.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+minion:
+  {%- if pillar.jenkins.client is defined %}
+  jenkins:
+    {%- from "jenkins/map.jinja" import client with context %}
+    jenkins:
+      url: "{{ client.master.get('proto', 'http') }}://{{ client.master.host }}:{{ client.master.port }}"
+      {%- if client.master.api_key is defined %}
+      api_key: {{ client.master.api_key }}
+      {%- else %}
+      user: {{ client.master.get('username', 'admin') }}
+      password: {{ client.master.get('password', 'dummy') }}
+      {%- endif %}
+  {%- endif %}