diff --git a/salt/cloud.sls b/salt/cloud.sls
index b78d522..85d2423 100644
--- a/salt/cloud.sls
+++ b/salt/cloud.sls
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ salt-cloud-{{ cloud_section }}:
     - source: {{ salt_settings.cloud.template_sources[cloud_section] }}
     - template: jinja
     - makedirs: True
+    - exclude_pat: _*
 
 {% for filename in salt['pillar.get']("salt:cloud:" ~ cloud_section, {}).keys() %}
 /etc/salt/cloud.{{ cloud_section }}.d/{{ filename }}:
diff --git a/salt/files/cloud.maps.d/ec2.conf b/salt/files/cloud.maps.d/_ec2.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from salt/files/cloud.maps.d/ec2.conf
rename to salt/files/cloud.maps.d/_ec2.conf
diff --git a/salt/files/cloud.maps.d/gce.conf b/salt/files/cloud.maps.d/_gce.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from salt/files/cloud.maps.d/gce.conf
rename to salt/files/cloud.maps.d/_gce.conf
diff --git a/salt/files/cloud.maps.d/rsos.conf b/salt/files/cloud.maps.d/_rsos.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from salt/files/cloud.maps.d/rsos.conf
rename to salt/files/cloud.maps.d/_rsos.conf
diff --git a/salt/files/cloud.maps.d/saltify.conf b/salt/files/cloud.maps.d/_saltify.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from salt/files/cloud.maps.d/saltify.conf
rename to salt/files/cloud.maps.d/_saltify.conf
diff --git a/salt/files/cloud.profiles.d/ec2.conf b/salt/files/cloud.profiles.d/_ec2.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from salt/files/cloud.profiles.d/ec2.conf
rename to salt/files/cloud.profiles.d/_ec2.conf
diff --git a/salt/files/cloud.profiles.d/gce.conf b/salt/files/cloud.profiles.d/_gce.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from salt/files/cloud.profiles.d/gce.conf
rename to salt/files/cloud.profiles.d/_gce.conf
diff --git a/salt/files/cloud.profiles.d/rsos.conf b/salt/files/cloud.profiles.d/_rsos.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from salt/files/cloud.profiles.d/rsos.conf
rename to salt/files/cloud.profiles.d/_rsos.conf
diff --git a/salt/files/cloud.profiles.d/saltify.conf b/salt/files/cloud.profiles.d/_saltify.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from salt/files/cloud.profiles.d/saltify.conf
rename to salt/files/cloud.profiles.d/_saltify.conf
diff --git a/salt/files/cloud.providers.d/ec2.conf b/salt/files/cloud.providers.d/_ec2.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from salt/files/cloud.providers.d/ec2.conf
rename to salt/files/cloud.providers.d/_ec2.conf
diff --git a/salt/files/cloud.providers.d/gce.conf b/salt/files/cloud.providers.d/_gce.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from salt/files/cloud.providers.d/gce.conf
rename to salt/files/cloud.providers.d/_gce.conf
diff --git a/salt/files/cloud.providers.d/rsos.conf b/salt/files/cloud.providers.d/_rsos.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from salt/files/cloud.providers.d/rsos.conf
rename to salt/files/cloud.providers.d/_rsos.conf
diff --git a/salt/files/cloud.providers.d/saltify.conf b/salt/files/cloud.providers.d/_saltify.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from salt/files/cloud.providers.d/saltify.conf
rename to salt/files/cloud.providers.d/_saltify.conf