diff --git a/packages/init.sls b/packages/init.sls
index eeb8955..9ee5617 100644
--- a/packages/init.sls
+++ b/packages/init.sls
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% for name, state in salt.pillar.get("packages", {}) %}
+{% for name, state in salt.pillar.get("packages", {}).items() %}
 {{ "pkg_%s" | format(name) }}:
   pkg.{{ state }}:
     - name: {{ name | yaml_encode }}