diff --git a/rundeck/meta/salt.yml b/rundeck/meta/salt.yml
index 6c66279..e9e8c57 100644
--- a/rundeck/meta/salt.yml
+++ b/rundeck/meta/salt.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 minion:
-  {%- if pillar.rundeck.client is defined %}
+  {%- if pillar.get('rundeck', {}).client is defined %}
   rundeck:
     {%- from "rundeck/map.jinja" import client with context %}
     {%- from "rundeck/map.jinja" import make_url with context %}