diff --git a/defaults/salt/init.yml b/defaults/salt/init.yml
index 61d9866..e71f560 100644
--- a/defaults/salt/init.yml
+++ b/defaults/salt/init.yml
@@ -48,3 +48,10 @@
 
     salt_control_trusty_image: ${_param:mcp_static_images_url}/ubuntu-14-04-x64-mcp${_param:mcp_version}.qcow2
     salt_control_xenial_image: ${_param:mcp_static_images_url}/ubuntu-16-04-x64-mcp${_param:mcp_version}.qcow2
+
+    salt_master_api_permissions:
+    - '.*'
+    - '@local'
+    - '@wheel'   # to allow access to all wheel modules
+    - '@runner'  # to allow access to all runner modules
+    - '@jobs'    # to allow access to the jobs runner and/or wheel mo