diff --git a/.yamllint b/.yamllint
index d333099..896a2e5 100644
--- a/.yamllint
+++ b/.yamllint
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ extends: default
 # Files to ignore completely
 # 1. All YAML files under directory `node_modules/`, introduced during the Travis run
 # 2. Any SLS files under directory `test/`, which are actually state files
-# 3. Any YAML files using Jinja (result in `yamllint` syntax errors)
+# 3. Any YAML files under directory `.kitchen/`, introduced during local testing
+# 4. Any YAML files using Jinja (result in `yamllint` syntax errors)
 ignore: |
   node_modules/
   test/**/states/**/*.sls
+  .kitchen/
   mysql/supported_sections.yaml
 
 yaml-files:
@@ -30,3 +32,6 @@ rules:
     # Increase from default of `80`
     # Based on https://github.com/PyCQA/flake8-bugbear#opinionated-warnings (`B950`)
     max: 88
+  octal-values:
+    forbid-implicit-octal: true
+    forbid-explicit-octal: true