diff --git a/salt/elastalert/files/rules/so/nids2hive.yaml b/salt/elastalert/files/rules/so/nids2hive.yaml
index e5e3a7111..1d4b4ee39 100644
--- a/salt/elastalert/files/rules/so/nids2hive.yaml
+++ b/salt/elastalert/files/rules/so/nids2hive.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% set hivehost = salt['pillar.get']('static:masterip', '') %} %}
+{% set hivehost = salt['pillar.get']('static:masterip', '') %}
 {% set hivekey = salt['pillar.get']('static:hivekey', '') %}
 # hive.yaml
 # Elastalert rule to forward IDS alerts from Security Onion to a specified TheHive instance.