diff --git a/salt/soc/defaults.yaml b/salt/soc/defaults.yaml
index 7c0f78f96..f23c64144 100644
--- a/salt/soc/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/soc/defaults.yaml
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ soc:
         queryBaseFilter:
         queryToggleFilters:
           - name: caseExcludeToggle
-            filter: NOT _index:\"*:so-case*\"
+            filter: 'NOT _index:"*:so-case*"'
             enabled: true
         queries:
           - name: Default Query
@@ -1375,7 +1375,7 @@ soc:
             - source.ip
         queryBaseFilter:
         queryToggleFilters:
-          - name: caseExcludeToggle,
+          - name: caseExcludeToggle
             filter: 'NOT _index:"*:so-case*"'
             enabled: true
         queries:
@@ -1601,7 +1601,7 @@ soc:
             - so_case.severity
             - so_case.assigneeId
             - so_case.createTime
-        queryBaseFilter: '_index:\"*:so-case\" AND so_kind:case'
+        queryBaseFilter: '_index:"*:so-case" AND so_kind:case'
         queryToggleFilters: []
         queries:
           - name: Open Cases