diff --git a/php/ng/installed.jinja b/php/ng/installed.jinja
index acc50f6..c8b8053 100644
--- a/php/ng/installed.jinja
+++ b/php/ng/installed.jinja
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ php_ppa_{{ state }}:
 {% elif grains['os_family'] == "RedHat" and (state == 'cli' or state == 'fpm' or state == 'php') %}
   {% set use_scl_repo = salt['pillar.get']('php:use_scl_repo', False) %}
   {% set scl_php_version = salt['pillar.get']('php:scl_php_version', 71) %}
+  {% set enable_php_repo = salt['pillar.get']('php:ng:lookup:enable_php_repo', False) %}
   {% if use_scl_repo and grains['os'] == 'CentOS' %}
 php_centos_scl_enable_{{ state }}:
   pkg.installed:
@@ -90,6 +91,9 @@ php_install_{{ state }}:
   pkg.installed:
     - name: {{ state }}
     - pkgs: {{ pkgs|json() }}
+{% if enable_php_repo %}
+    - enablerepo: {{ enable_php_repo }}
+{% endif %}
 
 {% for pkg in specials %}
 
diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index 909933a..a2cd342 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ php:
     # represented, please consider adding it to the map.jinja for
     # upstream inclusion
     lookup:
-
+      enable_php_repo: centos-sclo-rh-testing
       # package definitions, these can be strings, lists of strings, or
       # lists of dictionaries
       pkgs: