diff --git a/salt/pillars/hosts/bart.sls b/salt/pillars/hosts/bart.sls
index c795511..d88a437 100644
--- a/salt/pillars/hosts/bart.sls
+++ b/salt/pillars/hosts/bart.sls
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 packages:
-  weechat:
+  weechat:  { status: installed }
diff --git a/salt/pillars/hosts/exsilio.sls b/salt/pillars/hosts/exsilio.sls
index dfc34f0..12fef39 100644
--- a/salt/pillars/hosts/exsilio.sls
+++ b/salt/pillars/hosts/exsilio.sls
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 packages:
-  teams:
-  rocketchat:
+  teams:        { status: installed }
+  rocketchat:   { status: installed }
 
 repositories:
   msteams:
diff --git a/salt/pillars/packages.sls b/salt/pillars/packages.sls
index 50cb4c2..9f95f8b 100644
--- a/salt/pillars/packages.sls
+++ b/salt/pillars/packages.sls
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 packages:
-  vim:
-  git:
-  curl:
-  htop:
-  terminator:
-  borgbackup:
-  go:
-  nextcloud-client:
-  keepassxc:
+  vim:              { status: installed }
+  git:              { status: installed }
+  curl:             { status: installed }
+  tmux:             { status: installed }
+  htop:             { status: installed }
+  terminator:       { status: installed }
+  borgbackup:       { status: installed }
+  go:               { status: installed }
+  nextcloud-client: { status: installed }
+  keepassxc:        { status: installed }
diff --git a/salt/states/packages.sls b/salt/states/packages.sls
index 143e942..e748573 100644
--- a/salt/states/packages.sls
+++ b/salt/states/packages.sls
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-{% for pkg in salt['pillar.get']('packages', []) %}
-Install {{ pkg }}:
-  pkg.installed:
-    - name: {{ pkg }}
-    - refresh: false
+{% for package, args in pillar['packages'].items() %}
+{% if args['status'] != 'ignore' %}
+{{ package }}:
+  pkg.{{ args['status'] }}
+{% endif %}
 {% endfor %}