diff --git a/apache/config.sls b/apache/config.sls
index 4691f8e..6a29683 100644
--- a/apache/config.sls
+++ b/apache/config.sls
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ include:
 
 {{ apache.vhostdir }}:
   file.directory:
+    - makedirs: True
     - require:
       - pkg: apache
     - watch_in:
diff --git a/apache/init.sls b/apache/init.sls
index c3e170e..9731c5b 100644
--- a/apache/init.sls
+++ b/apache/init.sls
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ apache:
     - name: {{ apache.service }}
     - enable: True
 
-{{ apache.vhostdir }}:
-  file.directory:
-      - makedirs: True
-
 # The following states are inert by default and can be used by other states to
 # trigger a restart or reload as needed.
 apache-reload:
diff --git a/apache/vhosts/minimal.tmpl b/apache/vhosts/minimal.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2243c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apache/vhosts/minimal.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{# Define default values here so the template below can just focus on layout #}
+{%- set sitename = site.get('ServerName', id) -%}
+
+{%- set vals = {
+    'interfaces': site.get('interface', '*').split(),
+    'port': site.get('port', '80'),
+
+    'ServerName': sitename,
+    'ServerAlias': site.get('ServerAlias', 'www.{0}'.format(sitename)),
+
+    'ServerAdmin': site.get('ServerAdmin', 'webmaster@{0}'.format(sitename)),
+
+    'LogLevel': site.get('LogLevel', 'warn'),
+    'ErrorLog': site.get('ErrorLog', '{0}/{1}-error.log'.format(map.logdir, sitename)),
+    'CustomLog': site.get('CustomLog', '{0}/{1}-access.log'.format(map.logdir, sitename)),
+
+    'DocumentRoot': site.get('DocumentRoot', '{0}/{1}'.format(map.wwwdir, sitename))
+} -%}
+
+<VirtualHost {% for intf in vals.interfaces %} {{intf}}:{{ vals.port }}{% endfor -%}>
+    ServerName {{ vals.ServerName }}
+    {% if site.get('ServerAlias') != False %}ServerAlias {{ vals.ServerAlias }}{% endif %}
+    {% if site.get('ServerAdmin') != False %}ServerAdmin {{ vals.ServerAdmin }}{% endif %}
+
+    {% if site.get('DocumentRoot') != False -%}DocumentRoot {{ vals.DocumentRoot }}{% endif %}
+
+    {% if site.get('LogLevel') != False -%}LogLevel {{ vals.LogLevel }}{% endif %}
+    {% if site.get('ErrorLog') != False -%}ErrorLog {{ vals.ErrorLog }}{% endif %}
+    {% if site.get('CustomLog') != False -%}CustomLog {{ vals.CustomLog }} {{ vals.LogFormat }}{% endif %}
+</VirtualHost>
diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index 17539bc..8969a2c 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ apache:
 
     example.com: # must be unique; used as an ID declaration in Salt.
       enabled: True
-      template_file: salt://apache/vhosts/standard.tmpl # or redirect.tmpl or proxy.tmpl
+      template_file: salt://apache/vhosts/standard.tmpl # or minimal.tmpl or redirect.tmpl or proxy.tmpl
 
       ####################### DEFAULT VALUES BELOW ############################
       # NOTE: the values below are simply default settings that *can* be