diff --git a/kitchen.yml b/kitchen.yml
index 3fa14bda..36e058f0 100644
--- a/kitchen.yml
+++ b/kitchen.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ provisioner:
     - .kitchen
     - .git
   pillars-from-files:
-    template.sls: pillar.example
+    template.sls: pillar-example.sls
   pillars:
     top.sls:
       base:
diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar-example.sls
similarity index 100%
rename from pillar.example
rename to pillar-example.sls