diff --git a/keepalived/templates/keepalived.jinja b/keepalived/templates/keepalived.jinja
index 57db711..081c8f7 100644
--- a/keepalived/templates/keepalived.jinja
+++ b/keepalived/templates/keepalived.jinja
@@ -5,229 +5,16 @@
 # This file is managed by Salt.
 # Any changes will be overwritten.
 
+{%- import_yaml 'keepalived/defaults.yaml' as keepalived_defaults %}
+{%- set keepalived_final_values = salt.pillar.get(
+    'keepalived',
+    default=keepalived_defaults,
+    merge=True) %}
 
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Global settings
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------
-global_defs {
-    notification_email {
-{%- if 'notification_emails' in salt['pillar.get']('keepalived:global_defs')  %}
-  {%- for email in salt['pillar.get']('keepalived:global_defs:notification_emails', []) %}
-        {{ email }}
-  {%- endfor %}
-{%- endif %}
-    }
-    notification_email_from {{ salt['pillar.get']('keepalived:global_defs:notification_email_from', 'keepalived@'~salt['grains.get']('fqdn') ) }}
-    smtp_server {{ salt['pillar.get']('keepalived:global_defs:smtp_server', 'localhost') }}
-{%- if 'smtp_connect_timeout' in salt['pillar.get']('keepalived:global_defs')  %}
-    smtp_connect_timeout {{ salt['pillar.get']('keepalived:global_defs:smtp_connect_timeout') }}
-{%- endif %}
-}
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------
-# static network configuration
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------
-# static ipaddresses
-{%- if 'static_ipaddresses' in salt['pillar.get']('keepalived') %}
-static_ipaddress {
-  {%- for address in salt['pillar.get']('keepalived:static_ipaddresses', {}).iteritems() %}
-    {{ address }}
-  {%- endfor %}
-}
-{%- endif %}
-
-# static routes
-{%- if 'static_routes' in salt['pillar.get']('keepalived') %}
-static_routes {
-  {%- for route in salt['pillar.get']('keepalived:static_routes', {}).iteritems() %}
-    {{ route}}
-  {%- endfor %}
-}
-{%- endif %}
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------
-# vrrp configuration
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-# vrrp scripts
-{%- for script in salt['pillar.get']('keepalived:vrrp_scripts', {}).iteritems() %}
-vrrp_script {{ script[1].get('name', script[0]) }} {
-    script "{{ script[1].get('script') }}"
-    interval {{ script[1].get('interval', '1') }}
-    weight {{ script[1].get('weight', '2') }}
-  {%- if 'fall' in script[1] %}
-    fall {{ script[1].get('fall') }}
-  {%- endif %}
-  {%- if 'rise' in script[1] %}
-    rise {{ script[1].get('rise') }}
-  {%- endif %}
-}
-{%- endfor %}
-
-# vrrp sync groups
-{%- if 'vrrp_sync_groups' in salt['pillar.get']('keepalived') %}
-  {%- for syncgroup in salt['pillar.get']('keepalived:vrrp_sync_groups', {}).iteritems() %}
-vrrp_sync_group {{ syncgroup[1].get('name', syncgroup[0]) }} {
-    group {
-    {%- for member in syncgroup[1].members %}
-        {{ member }}
-    {%- endfor%}
-    }
-    {%- if 'notify_master' in syncgroup[1] %}
-    notify_master {{ syncgroup[1].get('notify_master') }}
-    {%- endif %}
-    {%- if 'notify_backup' in syncgroup[1] %}
-    notify_backup {{ syncgroup[1].get('notify_backup') }}
-    {%- endif %}
-    {%- if 'notify_fault' in syncgroup[1] %}
-    notify_master {{ syncgroup[1].get('notify_fault') }}
-    {%- endif %}
-    {%- if 'notify' in syncgroup[1] %}
-    notify {{ syncgroup[1].get('notify') }}
-    {%- endif %}
-    {%- if 'smtp_alert' in syncgroup[1] %}
-      {%- if True == syncgroup[1].get('smtp_alert') %}
-    smtp_alert
-      {%- endif %}
-    {%- endif %}
-}
-  {%- endfor %}
-{%- endif %}
-
-# vrrp instance
-{%- for instance in salt['pillar.get']('keepalived:vrrp_instances', {}).iteritems() %}
-vrrp_instance {{ instance[1].get('name', instance[0]) }} {
-  {%- if 'use_vmac' in instance[1] %}
-    {%- if True == instance[1].get('use_vmac') %}
-    use_vmac
-    {%- endif %}
-  {%- endif %}
-  {%- if 'vmac_xmit_base' in instance[1] %}
-    {%- if True == instance[1].get('vmac_xmit_base') %}
-    vmac_xmit_base
-    {%- endif %}
-  {%- endif %}
-  {%- if 'native_ipv6' in instance[1] %}
-    {%- if True == instance[1].get('native_ipv6') %}
-    native_ipv6
-    {%- endif %}
-  {%- endif %}
-    state {{ instance[1].get('state', 'BACKUP') }}
-  {%- if 'interface' in instance[1] %}
-    interface {{ instance[1].get('interface') }}
-  {%- endif %}
-  {%- if 'track_interfaces' in instance[1] %}
-    track_interface {
-    {%- for track_interface in instance[1].track_interfaces %}
-        {{ track_interface }}
-    {%- endfor%}
-    }
-  {%- endif %}
-  {%- if 'track_scripts' in instance[1] %}
-    track_script {
-    {%- for track_script in instance[1].track_scripts %}
-        {{ track_script }}
-    {%- endfor%}
-    }
-  {%- endif %}
-  {%- if 'dont_track_primary' in instance[1] and instance[1].get('dont_track_primary') %}
-    dont_track_primary
-  {%- endif %}
-  {%- if 'mcast_src_ip' in instance[1] %}
-    mcast_src_ip {{ instance[1].get('mcast_src_ip') }}
-  {%- endif %}
-  {%- if 'unicast_src_ip' in instance[1] %}
-    unicast_src_ip {{ instance[1].get('unicast_src_ip') }}
-  {%- endif %}
-  {%- if 'unicast_peers' in instance[1] %}
-    unicast_peer {
-    {%- for unicast_peer in instance[1].unicast_peers %}
-        {{ unicast_peer }}
-    {%- endfor%}
-    }
-  {%- endif %}
-  {%- if 'lvs_sync_daemon_interface' in instance[1] %}
-    lvs_sync_daemon_interface {{ instance[1].get('lvs_sync_daemon_interface') }}
-  {%- endif %}
-  {%- if 'garp_master_delay' in instance[1] %}
-    garp_master_delay {{ instance[1].get('garp_master_delay') }}
-  {%- endif %}
-  {%- if 'garp_master_repeat' in instance[1] %}
-    garp_master_repeat {{ instance[1].get('garp_master_repeat') }}
-  {%- endif %}
-  {%- if 'garp_master_refresh' in instance[1] %}
-    garp_master_refresh {{ instance[1].get('garp_master_refresh') }}
-  {%- endif %}
-  {%- if 'garp_master_refresh_repeat' in instance[1] %}
-    garp_master_refresh_repeat {{ instance[1].get('garp_master_refresh_repeat') }}
-  {%- endif %}
-  {%- if 'virtual_router_id' in instance[1] %}
-    virtual_router_id {{ instance[1].get('virtual_router_id') }}
-  {%- endif %}
-  {%- if 'priority' in instance[1] %}
-    priority {{ instance[1].get('priority') }}
-  {%- endif %}
-  {%- if 'advert_int' in instance[1] %}
-    advert_int {{ instance[1].get('advert_int') }}
-  {%- endif %}
-    authentication {
-        auth_type {{ instance[1].get('authentication').get('auth_type') }}
-        auth_pass {{ instance[1].get('authentication').get('auth_pass') }}
-    }
-  {%- if 'virtual_ipaddresses' in instance[1] %}
-    virtual_ipaddress {
-    {%- for virtual_ipaddress in instance[1].virtual_ipaddresses %}
-        {{ virtual_ipaddress }}
-    {%- endfor%}
-    }
-  {%- endif %}
-  {%- if 'virtual_ipaddresses_excluded' in instance[1] %}
-    virtual_ipaddress_excluded {
-    {%- for virtual_ipaddress_excluded in instance[1].virtual_ipaddresses_excluded %}
-        {{ virtual_ipaddress_excluded }}
-    {%- endfor%}
-    }
-  {%- endif %}
-  {%- if 'virtual_routes' in instance[1] %}
-    virtual_routes {
-    {%- for virtual_route in instance[1].virtual_routes %}
-        {{ virtual_route }}
-    {%- endfor%}
-    {%- if 'blackhole_addresses' in instance[1] %}
-      {%- for blackhole_address in instance[1].blackhole_addresses %}
-        blackhole {{ blackhole_address }}
-      {%- endfor%}
-    {%- endif %}
-    }
-  {%- endif %}
-  {%- if 'nopreempt' in instance[1] and instance[1].get('nopreempt') %}
-    nopreempt
-  {%- endif %}
-  {%- if 'notify_master' in instance[1] %}
-    notify_master {{ instance[1].get('notify_master') }}
-  {%- endif %}
-  {%- if 'notify_backup' in instance[1] %}
-    notify_backup {{ instance[1].get('notify_backup') }}
-  {%- endif %}
-  {%- if 'notify_fault' in instance[1] %}
-    notify_fault {{ instance[1].get('notify_fault') }}
-  {%- endif %}
-  {%- if 'notify_stop' in instance[1] %}
-    notify_stop {{ instance[1].get('notify_stop') }}
-  {%- endif %}
-  {%- if 'notify' in instance[1] %}
-    notify {{ instance[1].get('notify') }}
-  {%- endif %}
-  {%- if 'smtp_alert' in instance[1] %}
-    {%- if True == instance[1].get('smtp_alert') %}
-    smtp_alert
-    {%- endif %}
-  {%- endif %}
-}
-{%- endfor %}
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------
-# lvs configuration
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------
-#this section has not been completed
-
+{%- macro config_entries(data) -%}
+  {%- if data is mapping -%}
+    {%- for entry_type in data|dictsort -%}
+{{ entry_type }}
+    {%- endfor -%}
+  {%- endif -%}
+{%- endmacro -%}