diff --git a/salt/idh/init.sls b/salt/idh/init.sls
index 2cf22c358..d1ba5ce33 100644
--- a/salt/idh/init.sls
+++ b/salt/idh/init.sls
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ so-idh:
       - file: opencanary_config
     - require:
       - file: opencanary_config
+    - extra_hosts:
+      - {{ GLOBALS.manager }}:{{ GLOBALS.manager_ip }}
 
 append_so-idh_so-status.conf:
   file.append:
diff --git a/salt/idstools/defaults.yaml b/salt/idstools/defaults.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9f4da55c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/idstools/defaults.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+idstools:
+  config:
+    urls: []
+    ruleset: ETOPEN
+    oinkcode: 
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diff --git a/salt/idstools/etc/rulecat.conf b/salt/idstools/etc/rulecat.conf
index 2b1a8cae1..771b87ff8 100644
--- a/salt/idstools/etc/rulecat.conf
+++ b/salt/idstools/etc/rulecat.conf
@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
-{%- set URLS = salt['pillar.get']('idstools:config:urls') -%}
-{%- set RULESET = salt['pillar.get']('idstools:config:ruleset') -%}
-{%- set OINKCODE = salt['pillar.get']('idstools:config:oinkcode', '' ) -%}
-{%- set ISAIRGAP = salt['pillar.get']('global:airgap', 'False') -%}
-{%- set MANAGERIP = salt['pillar.get']('global:managerip', '') -%}
-{%- set ENGINE = salt['pillar.get']('global:mdengine', '') %}
-{%- if ISAIRGAP is sameas true -%}
+{%- from 'vars/globals.map.jinja' import GLOBALS %}
+{%- import_yaml 'idstools/defaults.yaml' as IDSTOOLSDEFAULTS %}
+{%- set IDSTOOLSMERGED = salt['pillar.get']('idstools:config', IDSTOOLSDEFAULTS.config, merge=True) %}
+{%- if GLOBALS.airgap is sameas true -%}
 --merged=/opt/so/rules/nids/all.rules
 --local=/opt/so/rules/nids/local.rules
-{%- if ENGINE == "SURICATA" %}
+{%-   if GLOBAL.md_engine == "SURICATA" %}
 --local=/opt/so/rules/nids/sorules/extraction.rules
 --local=/opt/so/rules/nids/sorules/filters.rules
-{%- endif %}
---url=http://{{ MANAGERIP }}:7788/rules/emerging-all.rules
+{%-   endif %}
+--url=http://{{ GLOBALS.manager }}:7788/rules/emerging-all.rules
 --disable=/opt/so/idstools/etc/disable.conf
 --enable=/opt/so/idstools/etc/enable.conf
 --modify=/opt/so/idstools/etc/modify.conf
@@ -19,23 +16,23 @@
 --suricata-version=6.0
 --merged=/opt/so/rules/nids/all.rules
 --local=/opt/so/rules/nids/local.rules
-{%- if ENGINE == "SURICATA" %}
+{%-   if GLOBALS.md_engine == "SURICATA" %}
 --local=/opt/so/rules/nids/sorules/extraction.rules
 --local=/opt/so/rules/nids/sorules/filters.rules
-{%- endif %}
+{%-   endif %}
 --disable=/opt/so/idstools/etc/disable.conf
 --enable=/opt/so/idstools/etc/enable.conf
 --modify=/opt/so/idstools/etc/modify.conf
-  {%- if RULESET == 'ETOPEN' %}
+{%-   if IDSTOOLSMERGED.ruleset == 'ETOPEN' %}
 --etopen
-  {%- elif RULESET == 'ETPRO' %}
---etpro={{ OINKCODE }}
-  {%- elif RULESET == 'TALOS' %}
---url=https://www.snort.org/rules/snortrules-snapshot-2983.tar.gz?oinkcode={{ OINKCODE }}
-  {%- endif %}
+{%-   elif IDSTOOLSMERGED.ruleset == 'ETPRO' %}
+--etpro={{ IDSTOOLSMERGED.oinkcode }}
+{%-   elif IDSTOOLSMERGED.ruleset == 'TALOS' %}
+--url=https://www.snort.org/rules/snortrules-snapshot-2983.tar.gz?oinkcode={{ IDSTOOLSMERGED.oinkcode }}
+{%-   endif %}
 {%- endif %}
-{%- if URLS != None %}
-{%- for URL in URLS %}
+{%- if IDSTOOLSMERGED.urls | length > 0 %}
+{%-   for URL in IDSTOOLSMERGED.urls %}
 --url={{ URL }}
-{%- endfor %}
+{%-   endfor %}
 {%- endif %}
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