diff --git a/_grains/os_flavor.py b/_grains/os_flavor.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..165504a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_grains/os_flavor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import re
+import os.path
+
+def _os_flavor():
+
+    if os.path.isfile('/etc/armbian-release'):
+        h = "Armbian"
+    else:
+        h = "Debian"
+    return h
+
+def main():
+    grains = {}
+    grains['os_flavor'] = _hardware()
+    return grains
diff --git a/os/armbian.sls b/os/armbian.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56b46b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/os/armbian.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# remove this pesky thing,
+# we knwo what we are doing
+/etc/cron.d/armbian-updates:
+  file.absent:
diff --git a/os/init.sls b/os/init.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef963ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/os/init.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+include:
+{% if grains['os_flavor'] == 'Armbian' %}
+  - .armbian
+{% endif %}
+
diff --git a/top.sls b/top.sls
index 8a43a44..769bcaa 100644
--- a/top.sls
+++ b/top.sls
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ base:
   '*':
     - base
     - hardware
+    - os
   'tumor*':
     - base.pki.ca
   'adm01.wks':