diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index 21b0061..a311ee7 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -11,3 +11,10 @@ sysctl:
       - 
         name: vm.swappiness
         value: 20
+    # Setting params2 excludes all params values
+    params2:
+      fs.file-max:
+        value: 100000
+        config: fs.conf
+      vm.swappiness:
+        value: 20
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diff --git a/sysctl/param.sls b/sysctl/param.sls
index ae1bb99..f1ffa57 100644
--- a/sysctl/param.sls
+++ b/sysctl/param.sls
@@ -4,14 +4,32 @@
 {## import settings from map.jinja ##}
 {% from "sysctl/map.jinja" import sysctl_settings with context %}
 
-{% for param in  sysctl_settings.get('params', {}) %}
-  {% if param is mapping %}
+{% if sysctl_settings.get('params2', '') != '' %}
+
+  {% for param_name, param in sysctl_settings.get('params2', {}).items() %}
+    {% if param is mapping %}
+sysctl-present-{{ param_name }}:
+  sysctl.present:
+    - name: {{ param_name }}
+    - value: {{ param.value }}
+      {% if param.config is defined %}
+    - config: {{ sysctl_settings.config.location }}/{{ param.config }}
+      {% endif %}
+    {% endif %}
+  {% endfor %}
+
+{% else %}
+
+  {% for param in  sysctl_settings.get('params', {}) %}
+    {% if param is mapping %}
 sysctl-present-{{ param.name }}:
   sysctl.present:
     - name: {{ param.name }}
     - value: {{ param.value }}
-    {% if param.config is defined %}
+      {% if param.config is defined %}
     - config: {{ sysctl_settings.config.location }}/{{ param.config }}
+      {% endif %}
     {% endif %}
-  {% endif %}
-{% endfor %}
+  {% endfor %}
+
+{% endif %}