diff --git a/bin/get_roles.py b/bin/get_roles.py
index 1ae6a18..565befe 100755
--- a/bin/get_roles.py
+++ b/bin/get_roles.py
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ def get_roles(append=[]):
     roles = copy(append)
 
     for sls in os.listdir('pillar/id'):
+        if sls == 'README.md':
+            continue
+
         _roles = get_roles_of_one_minion(sls)
         for item in _roles:
             roles.append(item)
diff --git a/bin/test_custom_grains.py b/bin/test_custom_grains.py
index 23a2607..582e1a6 100755
--- a/bin/test_custom_grains.py
+++ b/bin/test_custom_grains.py
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ all_valid_localized_grains = get_all_valid_localized_grains()
 
 all_ids = sorted(os.listdir('pillar/id'))
 for sls in all_ids:
+    if sls == 'README.md':
+        continue
+
     content = read_file_skip_jinja("pillar/id/%s" % sls)
     mygrains = yaml.safe_load(content)['grains']