diff --git a/haproxy/init.sls b/haproxy/init.sls
index f614841..42fb514 100644
--- a/haproxy/init.sls
+++ b/haproxy/init.sls
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@
 # Meta-state to fully setup haproxy on debian. (or any other distro that has haproxy in their repo)
 
 include:
-{% if salt['pillar.get']('haproxy:include') %}
-{% for item in salt['pillar.get']('haproxy:include') %}
+{%- set haproxy_items = salt['pillar.get']('haproxy:include', []) %}
+{%- for item in haproxy_items %}
   - {{ item }}
-{% endfor %}
-{% endif %}
+{%- endfor %}
   - haproxy.install
   - haproxy.service
   - haproxy.config