diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 43e32fd..39f9cf7 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ True' in pillar per user. Defaults to False.
 
 Ensures the vimrc file exists in the users home directory. Sets 'manage_vimrc:
 True' in pillar per user. Defaults to False.
-This depends on the vim-formula to be installed.
+This depends on the vim-formula being available and pillar `users:use_vim_formula: True`.
 
 ``users.user_files``
 ---------------
diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index df81335..80d28dd 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 users-formula:
+  use_vim_formula: True
   lookup:  # override the defauls in map.jinja
     root_group: root
 
diff --git a/users/defaults.yaml b/users/defaults.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b23d0fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/users/defaults.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vim: ft=yaml
+
+users-formula:
+  use_vim_formula: False
+
diff --git a/users/map.jinja b/users/map.jinja
index fcc573b..c5b3507 100644
--- a/users/map.jinja
+++ b/users/map.jinja
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # vim: sts=2 ts=2 sw=2 et ai
 
-{% set users = salt['grains.filter_by']({
+{% set users = salt['grains.filter_by'](
+  defaults,
+  merge=salt['grains.filter_by']({
   'MacOS': {
     'sudoers_dir': '/etc/sudoers.d',
     'sudoers_file': '/etc/sudoers',
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@
     'bash_package': 'bash',
     'sudo_package': 'sudo',
     'googleauth_package': 'google-authenticator-libpam',
-  },
+    },
   'Debian': {
     'sudoers_dir': '/etc/sudoers.d',
     'sudoers_file': '/etc/sudoers',
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@
     'bash_package': 'bash',
     'sudo_package': 'sudo',
     'googleauth_package': 'libpam-google-authenticator',
-  },
+    },
   'Gentoo': {
     'sudoers_dir': '/etc/sudoers.d',
     'sudoers_file': '/etc/sudoers',
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@
     'bash_package': 'app-shells/bash',
     'sudo_package': 'app-admin/sudo',
     'googleauth_package': 'libpam-google-authenticator',
-  },
+    },
   'FreeBSD': {
     'sudoers_dir': '/usr/local/etc/sudoers.d',
     'sudoers_file': '/usr/local/etc/sudoers',
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@
     'bash_package': 'bash',
     'sudo_package': 'sudo',
     'googleauth_package': 'pam_google_authenticator',
-  },
+    },
   'Solaris': {
     'sudoers_dir': '/opt/local/etc/sudoers.d',
     'sudoers_file': '/opt/local/etc/sudoers',
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@
     'bash_package': 'bash',
     'sudo_package': 'sudo',
     'googleauth_package': 'libpam-google-authenticator',
-  },
+    },
   'default': {
     'sudoers_dir': '/etc/sudoers.d',
     'sudoers_file': '/etc/sudoers',
@@ -65,8 +67,10 @@
     'bash_package': 'bash',
     'sudo_package': 'sudo',
     'googleauth_package': 'libpam-google-authenticator',
-  },
-}, merge=salt['pillar.get']('users-formula:lookup')) %}
+    },
+  }, merge=salt['pillar.get']('users-formula:lookup')),
+  base='users',
+) %}
 
 {% if grains.os == 'MacOS' %}
   {% set group = salt['cmd.run']("stat -f '%Sg' /dev/console") %}
diff --git a/users/vimrc.sls b/users/vimrc.sls
index f4d008a..d8a378d 100644
--- a/users/vimrc.sls
+++ b/users/vimrc.sls
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {% from "users/map.jinja" import users with context %}
+
+{% if users.use_vim_formula %}
+
 include:
   - users
   - vim
@@ -28,3 +31,5 @@ users_{{ name }}_user_vimrc:
       - salt://users/files/vimrc/vimrc
 {% endif %}
 {% endfor %}
+
+{% endif %}