diff --git a/salty/base/python_env/init.sls b/salty/base/python_env/init.sls
index 997ed57..d54dd80 100644
--- a/salty/base/python_env/init.sls
+++ b/salty/base/python_env/init.sls
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 {% if grains['travis'] == True and grains['kernel'] == 'Linux' %}
   {% if "python2" in grains['pip'] %}
-    {% set python_env['pip_bin_env'] = "/opt/python/3.5.2/bin/pip3" %}
+    {% python_env.update({ 'pip_bin_env': '/opt/python/3.5.2/bin/pip3'}) %}
   {% else %}
-    {% set python_env['pip_bin_env'] = grains['pip'] %}
+    {% python_env.update({'pip_bin_env': grains['pip']}) %}
   {% endif %}
 {% endif %}