diff --git a/_modules/reclass.py b/_modules/reclass.py
index eace0bf..4dc988d 100644
--- a/_modules/reclass.py
+++ b/_modules/reclass.py
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@
 
 def _get_nodes_dir():
     defaults = find_and_read_configfile()
-    return os.path.join(defaults.get('inventory_base_uri'), 'nodes')
+    return defaults.get('nodes_uri') or \
+        os.path.join(defaults.get('inventory_base_uri'), 'nodes')
 
 
 def _get_classes_dir():
diff --git a/metadata/service/storage/salt.yml b/metadata/service/storage/salt.yml
index a597727..7f18493 100644
--- a/metadata/service/storage/salt.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/storage/salt.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     storage:
       enabled: true
       base_dir: /srv/salt/reclass
+      nodes_uri:
       output: yaml
       data_source:
         engine: git
diff --git a/reclass/files/reclass-config.yml b/reclass/files/reclass-config.yml
index 5fb1490..9314923 100644
--- a/reclass/files/reclass-config.yml
+++ b/reclass/files/reclass-config.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@
 pretty_print: True
 output: {{ storage.get('output', 'json') }}
 inventory_base_uri: {{ storage.base_dir }}
+{%- if storage.nodes_uri is defined %}
+nodes_uri: {{ nodes_uri }}
+{%- endif %}
 {%- if storage.class_mappings is defined %}
 class_mappings:
 {%- for mapping in storage.class_mappings %}
 - {{ mapping.target }} {{ mapping.class }}
 {%- endfor %}
-{%- endif %}
\ No newline at end of file
+{%- endif %}