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']
 
diff --git a/bin/test_extension.sh b/bin/test_extension.sh
index b70f9fc..af0f01d 100755
--- a/bin/test_extension.sh
+++ b/bin/test_extension.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-NON_SLS_PILLAR=$(find pillar -type f | egrep -v "(macros.jinja|(FORMULAS|valid_custom_grains)\.yaml|\.sls)$")
+NON_SLS_PILLAR=$(find pillar -type f | egrep -v "(macros.jinja|(FORMULAS|valid_custom_grains)\.yaml|\.sls)$|/README\.md$")
 NON_SLS_SALT=$(find salt -type f | egrep -v "/(files|templates)/|(pillar\.example|\.sls)$")
 NON_SLS=( ${NON_SLS_PILLAR} ${NON_SLS_SALT} )