diff --git a/bin/prepare_mock.py b/bin/prepare_mock.py
index 982ca32..245113a 100755
--- a/bin/prepare_mock.py
+++ b/bin/prepare_mock.py
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ import socket
 
 iddir = 'pillar/id/'
 secretiddir = 'pillar/secret/id/'
-baseidfile = 'atvkdev02_home_lysergic_dev.sls'
+baseidfile = 'pillar/mock/example.sls'
 myidfile = socket.gethostname() + '.sls'
 
-shutil.copyfile(iddir + baseidfile, iddir + myidfile)
-shutil.copyfile(secretiddir + baseidfile, secretiddir + myidfile)
+shutil.copyfile(baseidfile, os.path.join(iddir, myidfile))
+os.makedirs(secretiddir)
+shutil.copyfile(baseidfile, os.path.join(secretiddir, myidfile))
diff --git a/pillar/mock/README.md b/pillar/mock/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2465420
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pillar/mock/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This directory contains a sample pillar which is used for mocking and testing runs - the production infrastructure will ignore it. If new pillar options are introduced, it is encouraged to add them along with sample values here.
diff --git a/pillar/mock/example.sls b/pillar/mock/example.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95dac0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pillar/mock/example.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+include:
+  - secret.id.{{ salt['grains.get']('id').replace('.', '_') }}
+
+profile:
+  matterbridge:
+    instances:
+      libertacasa-general:
+        RemoteNickFormat: "{NOPINGNICK}/{LABEL}: "
+        IgnoreFailureOnStart: True
+        MessageSplit: True
+        MediaDownloadPath: /var/lib/matterbridge/libertacasa-general
+        MediaServerDownload: "https://dummy.load.casa"
+        accounts:
+         libertacasa:
+          protocol: irc
+          Nick: mocker02
+          NickServNick: mocker
+          Server: 'irc.casa:6697'
+          UseTLS: True
+          UseSASL: True
+          Label: libcasa
+          Charset: utf8
+          IgnoreNicks: HistServ
+          UseRelayMsg: True
+          RemoteNickFormat: "{NICK}/{PROTOCOL}-{LABEL}"
+         ergo:
+          protocol: irc
+          Nick: mocker
+          Server: 'irc.ergo.chat:6697'
+          UseTLS: True
+          Label: ergo
+          UseRelayMsg: True
+        gateways:
+         foobar:
+           irc.libertacasa: '#dev'
+           irc.ergo: '#chat'
+  lighttpd:
+    vhosts:
+      matterbridge-general:
+        host: mocker.example.com
+        root: /var/lib/matterbridge/libertacasa-general