diff --git a/packages/defaults.yaml b/packages/defaults.yaml
index 429781c..8bf4520 100644
--- a/packages/defaults.yaml
+++ b/packages/defaults.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ packages:
   archives:
     pkgs:
       required: ['curl', 'bzip2', 'gzip']
-    types: ('tar', 'zip', 'rar',)
+    types: ['tar', 'zip', 'rar']
     wanted: {}    #note: dict
     unwanted: []
     required:
diff --git a/packages/files/pip.conf b/packages/files/pip.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23e4597
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/files/pip.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{%- for section, settings in config.items()|sort -%}
+[{{ section }}]
+{%- for key, value in settings.items()|sort %}
+{{ key }} = {{ value }}
+{%- endfor %}
+{%  endfor %}
diff --git a/packages/osfamilymap.yaml b/packages/osfamilymap.yaml
index 4873717..d767653 100644
--- a/packages/osfamilymap.yaml
+++ b/packages/osfamilymap.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # vim: ft=yaml
+Suse:
+  pips:
+    required:
+      pkgs:
+        - python3-pip
+
 Debian:
   pips:
     required:
diff --git a/packages/pips.sls b/packages/pips.sls
index 4c3514d..0eb6cff 100644
--- a/packages/pips.sls
+++ b/packages/pips.sls
@@ -6,19 +6,37 @@
 {% set req_pkgs = packages.pips.required.pkgs %}
 {% set wanted_pips = packages.pips.wanted %}
 {% set unwanted_pips = packages.pips.unwanted %}
+{% set pip_config = packages.pips.config %}
 
 ### REQ PKGS (without these, some of the WANTED PIPS will fail to install)
 pip_req_pkgs:
   pkg.installed:
     - pkgs: {{ req_pkgs }}
 
+{% if pip_config %}
+pip_config:
+  file.managed:
+    - name: /etc/pip.conf
+    - source: salt://{{ slspath }}/files/pip.conf
+    - template: jinja
+    - makedirs: True
+    - context:
+        config: {{ pip_config|json }}
+{% endif %}
+
 ### PYTHON PKGS to install using PIP
 # (requires the python-pip deb/rpm installed, either by the system or listed in
 # the required packages
 {% for pn in wanted_pips %}
-{{ pn }}:
+packages pips install {{ pn }}:
+       {%- if grains.os_family in ('Suse',) %}  ##workaround https://github.com/saltstack-formulas/docker-formula/issues/198
+  cmd.run:
+    - name: /usr/bin/pip install {{ pn }}
+       {%- else %}
   pip.installed:
+    - name: {{ pn }}
     - reload_modules: true
+       {%- endif %}
     - require:
       - pkg: pip_req_pkgs
       {% if req_states %}
@@ -26,9 +44,18 @@ pip_req_pkgs:
       - sls: {{ dep }}
         {% endfor %}
       {% endif %}
+      {% if pip_config %}
+      - file: pip_config
+      {% endif %}
 {% endfor %}
 
 {% for upn in unwanted_pips %}
-{{ upn }}:
-  pip.removed
+packages pips remove {{ upn }}:
+       {%- if grains.os_family in ('Suse',) %}
+  cmd.run:
+    - name: /usr/bin/pip uninstall {{ pn }}
+       {%- else %}
+  pip.removed:
+    - name: {{ upn }}
+       {%- endif %}
 {% endfor %}
diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index 70c24ed..c30421b 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ packages:
         - wget
         - git
   pips:
+    #required:
+    #  pkgs:
+    #    - python2-pip
     wanted:
       - dxpy
       - attrs
@@ -31,6 +34,11 @@ packages:
       - campbel
       - reverse_geocode
       - indy-crypto
+    config:
+      global:
+        timeout: 120
+        default-timeout: 120
+        proxy: http://proxy.example.com:3128
   gems:
     wanted:
       - progressbar