@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ def action_create
         cache_file_name = "cookbooks/#{cookbook_name}/templates/default/#{@new_resource.source}"
         template_cache_name = "#{cookbook_name}_#{@new_resource.source}"
 
-        if Chef::Config[:solo]
+        if @new_resource.local
+          cache_file_name = @new_resource.source
+        elsif Chef::Config[:solo]
           cache_file_name = solo_cache_file_name
         else
           raw_template_file = fetch_template_via_rest(cache_file_name, template_cache_name)
 
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ def initialize(name, collection=nil, node=nil)
         @action = "create"
         @source = "#{::File.basename(name)}.erb"
         @cookbook = nil
+        @local = false
         @variables = Hash.new
       end
 
@@ -55,6 +56,14 @@ def cookbook(args=nil)
         )
       end
 
+      def local(args=nil)
+        set_or_return(
+          :local,
+          args,
+          :kind_of => [ TrueClass, FalseClass ]
+        )
+      end
+
     end
   end
 end