diff --git a/rkhunter/map.jinja b/rkhunter/map.jinja
index 32b2174..4888b8f 100644
--- a/rkhunter/map.jinja
+++ b/rkhunter/map.jinja
@@ -4,21 +4,41 @@
 {#- Get the `tplroot` from `tpldir` #}
 {%- set tplroot = tpldir.split('/')[0] %}
 {#- Start imports as #}
-{%- import_yaml tplroot ~ "/defaults.yaml" or {} as default_settings %}
-{%- import_yaml tplroot ~ "/osfamilymap.yaml" or {} as osfamilymap %}
-{%- import_yaml tplroot ~ "/osmap.yaml" or {} as osmap %}
-{%- import_yaml tplroot ~ "/osfingermap.yaml" or {} as osfingermap %}
+{%- import_yaml tplroot ~ "/defaults.yaml" as default_settings %}
+{%- import_yaml tplroot ~ "/osfamilymap.yaml" as osfamilymap %}
+{%- import_yaml tplroot ~ "/osmap.yaml" as osmap %}
+{%- import_yaml tplroot ~ "/osfingermap.yaml" as osfingermap %}
 
-{%- set defaults = salt['grains.filter_by'](default_settings,
-  default='rkhunter',
-  merge=salt['grains.filter_by'](osfamilymap, grain='os_family',
-    merge=salt['grains.filter_by'](osmap, grain='os',
-      merge=salt['grains.filter_by'](osfingermap, grain='osfinger',
-        merge=salt['pillar.get']('rkhunter:lookup', default={})
+{#- Retrieve the config dict only once #}
+{%- set _config = salt['config.get'](tplroot, default={}) %}
+
+{%- set defaults = salt['grains.filter_by'](
+      default_settings,
+      default=tplroot,
+      merge=salt['grains.filter_by'](
+        osfamilymap,
+        grain='os_family',
+        merge=salt['grains.filter_by'](
+          osmap,
+          grain='os',
+          merge=salt['grains.filter_by'](
+            osfingermap,
+            grain='osfinger',
+            merge=salt['grains.filter_by'](
+              _config,
+              default='lookup'
+            )
+          )
+        )
       )
     )
-  )
-) %}
+ %}
+
+{%- set config = salt['grains.filter_by'](
+      {'defaults': defaults},
+      default='defaults',
+      merge=_config
+    )
+%}
 
-{#- Merge the rkhunter pillar #}
-{%- set rkhunter = salt['pillar.get']('rkhunter', default=defaults, merge=True) %}
+{%- set rkhunter = config %}