diff --git a/salt/kibana/so_config_load.sls b/salt/kibana/so_config_load.sls
index 10587c68e..9730882fc 100644
--- a/salt/kibana/so_config_load.sls
+++ b/salt/kibana/so_config_load.sls
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ config_saved_objects_changes:
 
 so-kibana-config-load:
   cmd.run:
-    - name: /usr/sbin/so-kibana-config-load -i /opt/so/conf/kibana/config_saved_objects.ndjson
+    - name: /usr/sbin/so-kibana-config-load -i /opt/so/conf/kibana/config_saved_objects.ndjson.template
     - cwd: /opt/so
     - require:
       - sls: kibana
diff --git a/salt/kibana/so_dashboard_load.sls b/salt/kibana/so_dashboard_load.sls
index bdc3dd74e..9245ff94d 100644
--- a/salt/kibana/so_dashboard_load.sls
+++ b/salt/kibana/so_dashboard_load.sls
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ dashboard_saved_objects_changes:
 
 so-kibana-dashboard-load:
   cmd.run:
-    - name: /usr/sbin/so-kibana-config-load -i /opt/so/conf/kibana/saved_objects.ndjson
+    - name: /usr/sbin/so-kibana-config-load -i /opt/so/conf/kibana/saved_objects.ndjson.template
     - cwd: /opt/so
     - require:
       - sls: kibana
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ dashboard_saved_objects_hl_changes:
 
 so-kibana-dashboard-load_hl:
   cmd.run:
-    - name: /usr/sbin/so-kibana-config-load -i /opt/so/conf/kibana/hl.ndjson
+    - name: /usr/sbin/so-kibana-config-load -i /opt/so/conf/kibana/hl.ndjson.template
     - cwd: /opt/so
     - require:
       - sls: kibana
diff --git a/salt/kibana/so_securitySolution_load.sls b/salt/kibana/so_securitySolution_load.sls
index c425e975a..0a92c749b 100644
--- a/salt/kibana/so_securitySolution_load.sls
+++ b/salt/kibana/so_securitySolution_load.sls
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ securitySolution_saved_objects_changes:
 
 so-kibana-securitySolution_saved_objects-load:
   cmd.run:
-    - name: /usr/sbin/so-kibana-config-load -u /opt/so/conf/kibana/securitySolution_saved_objects.ndjson
+    - name: /usr/sbin/so-kibana-config-load -u /opt/so/conf/kibana/securitySolution_saved_objects.ndjson.template
     - cwd: /opt/so
     - require:
       - sls: kibana