diff --git a/sudoers/init.sls b/sudoers/init.sls
index 592789e..8c6be9c 100644
--- a/sudoers/init.sls
+++ b/sudoers/init.sls
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {% from "sudoers/map.jinja" import sudoers with context %}
-##{%- set ad_groups = pillar.get('group_map:core', {}) %}
-{%- set ad_groups = salt['pillar.get']('group_map:core') %}
+
+# our list of plos core active directory groups
+{%- set ad_groups = salt['pillar.get']('group_map:core').keys() %}
 
 sudo:
   pkg.installed: