diff --git a/pillar/role/wiki.sls b/pillar/role/wiki.sls
index dc8635c..8d16206 100644
--- a/pillar/role/wiki.sls
+++ b/pillar/role/wiki.sls
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ zypper:
     apache2: {}
     apache2-mod_apparmor: {}
     apache2-prefork: {}
+    # needed for deploying en-test without going through packaging
+    git: {}
     mediawiki_1_27-openSUSE: {}
     mariadb-client: {}
     check_mk-agent-apache_status: {}
diff --git a/salt/profile/wiki/docroot.sls b/salt/profile/wiki/docroot.sls
index 1870c7b..d4d5e3c 100644
--- a/salt/profile/wiki/docroot.sls
+++ b/salt/profile/wiki/docroot.sls
@@ -27,7 +27,14 @@
 
 /srv/www/{{ wiki }}.opensuse.org/public/mediawiki_src:
   file.symlink:
+    {% if wiki == 'en-test' %}
+    # /usr/share/mediawiki_1_27--git/ is `git clone https://github.com/openSUSE/wiki/`
+    # + symlinks to /usr/share/mediawiki_1_27/ for everything not in the git repo
+    # (git clone and creating these symlinks needs to be done manually!)
+    - target: /usr/share/mediawiki_1_27--git/
+    {% else %}
     - target: /usr/share/mediawiki_1_27/
+    {% endif %}
 
 {% set mediawiki_1_27_symlinks = [ 'api.php', 'autoload.php', 'extensions', 'img_auth.php', 'includes', 'index.php', 'languages', 'load.php', 'maintenance',
                                    'opensearch_desc.php', 'resources', 'serialized', 'skins', 'thumb_handler.php', 'thumb.php', 'vendor', ] %}
diff --git a/salt/profile/wiki/files/apache-vhost.conf b/salt/profile/wiki/files/apache-vhost.conf
index 7d9b458..e4892b1 100644
--- a/salt/profile/wiki/files/apache-vhost.conf
+++ b/salt/profile/wiki/files/apache-vhost.conf
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@
     SetEnvIf X-Forwarded-Proto "https" HTTPS=on
 
     php_admin_flag engine on
+    {%- if wiki == 'en-test' %}
+    php_admin_value open_basedir "/srv/www/en-test.opensuse.org/:/usr/share/mediawiki_1_27/:/usr/share/mediawiki_1_27--git/:/dev/urandom:/bin/bash"
+    {%- else %}
     php_admin_value open_basedir "/srv/www/{{ wiki }}.opensuse.org/:/usr/share/mediawiki_1_27/:/dev/urandom:/bin/bash"
+    {%- endif %}
     php_admin_value upload_tmp_dir /srv/www/{{ wiki }}.opensuse.org/tmp/
     php_admin_value session.save_path /srv/www/{{ wiki }}.opensuse.org/tmp/
     php_admin_value sendmail_path "/usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i -f noreply+{{ wiki }}-wiki@opensuse.org"
diff --git a/salt/profile/wiki/files/httpd2-prefork.apparmor b/salt/profile/wiki/files/httpd2-prefork.apparmor
index 2c27c4a..8b3459e 100644
--- a/salt/profile/wiki/files/httpd2-prefork.apparmor
+++ b/salt/profile/wiki/files/httpd2-prefork.apparmor
@@ -161,7 +161,9 @@ profile httpd2-prefork /usr/sbin/httpd{,2}-prefork flags=(complain,attach_discon
     /srv/www/{{wiki}}.opensuse.org/secrets.php r,
     /srv/www/{{wiki}}.opensuse.org/wiki_settings.php r,
     /usr/share/mediawiki_1_27/** r,
-
+    # {% if wiki == 'en-test' %}
+    /usr/share/mediawiki_1_27--git/** r,
+    # {% endif %}
   }
   #  {% endfor %}