diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index 614cc7d..6296629 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -106,6 +106,23 @@ salt:
       - IAD
       - SYD
       - HKG
+
+    # Configure the proxmox providers you want to use (one per cluster, normally)
+    proxmox_providers:
+      test:
+        user: root@pam
+        password: password
+        url: prox-test.mydomain
+      live:
+        user: root@pam
+        password: password
+        url: prox-live.mydomain
+
+    # You'll need to hand-edit your profiles, but you can insert a default root password
+    # from here
+    proxmox_profile_defaults:
+      default_password: somesecretpassword
+
   reactor:
     - 'deploy':
       - /srv/salt/reactors/deploy.sls
diff --git a/salt/files/cloud.profiles.d/proxmox.conf b/salt/files/cloud.profiles.d/proxmox.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60a5f8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/files/cloud.profiles.d/proxmox.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# This file managed by Salt, do not edit by hand!!
+{% set cloud = salt['pillar.get']('salt:cloud', {}) -%}
+{% if 'proxmox_profile_defaults' in cloud %}
+{% set defaults = cloud.get('proxmox_profile_defaults') %}
+
+prox-test-1:
+    provider: proxmox-test
+    image: ISO:vztmpl/debian-7.0-standard_7.0-2_i386.tar.gz
+    technology: openvz
+    host: testvm01
+    cpus: 2
+    memory: 2048
+    swap: 2048
+    disk: 5
+    password: {{ defaults.get('default_password', 'password') }}
+    ip_address: 192.168.1.100
+
+{% endif %}
+
diff --git a/salt/files/cloud.providers.d/proxmox.conf b/salt/files/cloud.providers.d/proxmox.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..415753c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/files/cloud.providers.d/proxmox.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# This file managed by Salt, do not edit by hand!!
+{% set cloud = salt['pillar.get']('salt:cloud', {}) -%}
+{% for name, config in cloud.get('proxmox_providers',dict()).items() %}
+proxmox-{{ name }}:
+  minion:
+    master: {{ cloud.get('master', 'salt') }}
+  user: {{ config.get('user', '') }}
+  password: {{ config.get('password', '') }}
+  url: {{ config.get('url', '') }}
+  provider: proxmox
+{% endfor %}
diff --git a/salt/files/master.d/f_defaults.conf b/salt/files/master.d/f_defaults.conf
index 54cb732..38a202d 100644
--- a/salt/files/master.d/f_defaults.conf
+++ b/salt/files/master.d/f_defaults.conf
@@ -282,11 +282,9 @@ event_return_blacklist:
 #    - network.*
 {% if 'client_acl' in cfg_master -%}
 client_acl:
-{%- for name, user in cfg_master['client_acl']|dictsort %}
+{%- for name, items in cfg_master['client_acl']|dictsort %}
   {{ name}}:
-{%- for command in user %}
-    - {% raw %}'{% endraw %}{{ command }}{% raw %}'{% endraw %}
-{%- endfor -%}
+    {{ items | yaml }}
 {%- endfor -%}
 {% elif 'client_acl' in cfg_salt -%}
 client_acl:
diff --git a/salt/files/minion.d/f_defaults.conf b/salt/files/minion.d/f_defaults.conf
index b3cb6b3..b87fe73 100644
--- a/salt/files/minion.d/f_defaults.conf
+++ b/salt/files/minion.d/f_defaults.conf
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ master:
 # choose a random master
 {{ get_config('random_master', 'False') }}
 
+# Set the master type
+{{ get_config('master_type', 'str') }}
+
+# Set the master alive interval (if master type set to failover)
+{{ get_config('master_alive_interval', '30') }}
+
 # use IPv6
 {{ get_config('ipv6', 'False') }}
 
@@ -150,7 +156,7 @@ mine_functions:
 
 # include extra config
 {% if 'include' in cfg_minion -%}
-    {% if isinstance(cfg_minion['include'], list) -%}
+    {% if cfg_minion['include'] is iterable -%}
         include:
         {% for include in cfg_minion['include'] -%}
             - {{ include }}
@@ -159,7 +165,7 @@ mine_functions:
         include: cfg_minion['include']
     {% endif -%}
 {% elif 'include' in cfg_salt -%}
-    {% if isinstance(cfg_salt['include'], list) -%}
+    {% if cfg_salt['include'] is iterable -%}
         include:
         {% for include in cfg_salt['include'] -%}
             - {{ include }}