diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 1efde1d..4d3279a 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -31,11 +31,13 @@ is configured.
 ``users.bashrc``
 ----------------
 
-Ensures the bashrc file exists in the users home directory
+Ensures the bashrc file exists in the users home directory. Set manage_bashrc:
+True in pillar per user. Defaults to False
 
 ``users.vimrc``
 ---------------
 
-Ensures the vimrc file exists in the users home directory.
+Ensures the vimrc file exists in the users home directory. Set manage_vimrc:
+True in pillar per user. Defaults to False
 This depends on the vim-formula to be installed
 
diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index 4526573..d6e0033 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ users:
     password: $6$w.............
     home: /custom/buser
     createhome: True
+    manage_vimrc: False
+    manage_bashrc: False
     expire: 16426
     sudouser: True
     sudo_rules:
diff --git a/users/bashrc.sls b/users/bashrc.sls
index 7415f4b..fc268f4 100644
--- a/users/bashrc.sls
+++ b/users/bashrc.sls
@@ -2,25 +2,26 @@
 include:
   - users
 
-extend:
 {% for name, user in pillar.get('users', {}).items() if user.absent is not defined or not user.absent %}
 {%- if user == None -%}
 {%- set user = {} -%}
 {%- endif -%}
 {%- set home = user.get('home', "/home/%s" % name) -%}
-
+{%- set manage = user.get('manage_bashrc', False) -%}
 {%- if 'prime_group' in user and 'name' in user['prime_group'] %}
 {%- set user_group = user.prime_group.name -%}
 {%- else -%}
 {%- set user_group = name -%}
 {%- endif %}
-  users_{{ name }}_user:
-    file.managed:
-      - name: {{ home }}/.bashrc
-      - owner: {{ name }}
-      - group: {{ user_group }}
-      - mode: 644
-      - source: 
-        - salt://users/files/bashrc/{{ name }}/bashrc
-        - salt://users/files/bashrc/bashrc
+{%- if manage -%}
+users_{{ name }}_user_bashrc:
+  file.managed:
+    - name: {{ home }}/.bashrc
+    - user: {{ name }}
+    - group: {{ user_group }}
+    - mode: 644
+    - source: 
+      - salt://users/files/bashrc/{{ name }}/bashrc
+      - salt://users/files/bashrc/bashrc
+{% endif %}
 {% endfor %}
diff --git a/users/vimrc.sls b/users/vimrc.sls
index 34131c5..e678bb6 100644
--- a/users/vimrc.sls
+++ b/users/vimrc.sls
@@ -3,25 +3,26 @@ include:
   - users
   - vim
 
-extend:
 {% for name, user in pillar.get('users', {}).items() if user.absent is not defined or not user.absent %}
 {%- if user == None -%}
 {%- set user = {} -%}
 {%- endif -%}
 {%- set home = user.get('home', "/home/%s" % name) -%}
-
+{%- set manage = user.get('manage_vimrc', False) -%}
 {%- if 'prime_group' in user and 'name' in user['prime_group'] %}
 {%- set user_group = user.prime_group.name -%}
 {%- else -%}
 {%- set user_group = name -%}
 {%- endif %}
-  users_{{ name }}_user:
-    file.managed:
-      - name: {{ home }}/.vimrc
-      - owner: {{ name }}
-      - group: {{ user_group }}
-      - mode: 644
-      - source: 
-        - salt://users/files/vimrc/{{ name }}/vimrc
-        - salt://users/files/vimrc/vimrc
+{%- if manage -%}
+users_{{ name }}_user_vimrc:
+  file.managed:
+    - name: {{ home }}/.vimrc
+    - user: {{ name }}
+    - group: {{ user_group }}
+    - mode: 644
+    - source: 
+      - salt://users/files/vimrc/{{ name }}/vimrc
+      - salt://users/files/vimrc/vimrc
+{% endif %}
 {% endfor %}