diff --git a/salt/hydra/map.jinja b/salt/hydra/map.jinja
index e6cd747a4..fdc5d2e9d 100644
--- a/salt/hydra/map.jinja
+++ b/salt/hydra/map.jinja
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@
 
 {% from 'vars/globals.map.jinja' import GLOBALS %}
 {% import_yaml 'hydra/defaults.yaml' as HYDRADEFAULTS %}
+
+{% set HYDRAMERGED = salt['pillar.get']('hydra', default=HYDRADEFAULTS.hydra, merge=true) %}
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