diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index 6eee62a..27aab2a 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -34,3 +34,8 @@ postgres:
       template: 'template0'
       lc_ctype: 'C.UTF-8'
       lc_collate: 'C.UTF-8'
+
+  # This section will append your configuration to postgresql.conf.
+  postgresconf: |
+    listen_addresses = 'localhost,*'
+
diff --git a/postgres/init.sls b/postgres/init.sls
index 944c30c..a2eeea4 100644
--- a/postgres/init.sls
+++ b/postgres/init.sls
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {% from "postgres/map.jinja" import postgres with context %}
 
-
 install-postgresql:
   pkg.installed:
     - name: {{ postgres.pkg }}
@@ -43,6 +42,19 @@ install-postgres-dev-package:
 {{ postgres.pkg_libpq_dev }}:
   pkg.installed
 
+{% if 'postgresconf' in pillar.get('postgres', {}) %}
+postgresql-conf:
+  file.blockreplace:
+    - name: {{ postgres.conf_dir }}/postgresql.conf
+    - marker_start: "# Managed by SaltStack: listen_addresses: please do not edit"
+    - marker_end: "# Managed by SaltStack: end of salt managed zone --"
+    - content: {{ salt['pillar.get']('postgres:postgresconf') }}
+    - show_changes: True
+    - append_if_not_found: True
+    - watch_in:
+       - service: postgresql
+{% endif %}
+
 {% if 'pg_hba.conf' in pillar.get('postgres', {}) %}
 pg_hba.conf:
   file.managed:
diff --git a/postgres/map.jinja b/postgres/map.jinja
index ec58d6a..5d141a1 100644
--- a/postgres/map.jinja
+++ b/postgres/map.jinja
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
         'pkg_libpq_dev': 'libpq-dev',
         'python': 'python-pygresql',
         'service': 'postgresql',
+        'pg_hba': '/etc/postgresql/9.1/main/pg_hba.conf',
         'conf_dir': '/etc/postgresql/9.1/main',
         'create_cluster': False,
         'init_db': False,
@@ -27,9 +28,9 @@
         'pkg_libpq_dev': 'postgresql-libs',
         'python': 'python-psycopg2',
         'service': 'postgresql',
-        'conf_dir': '/var/lib/pgsql/data/',
+        'conf_dir': '/var/lib/pgsql/data',
         'create_cluster': False,
-        'init_db': False,
+        'init_db': True,
         'version': '9.1',
     },
 }, merge=salt['grains.filter_by']({