diff --git a/salt/idstools/defaults.yaml b/salt/idstools/defaults.yaml
index f9f4da55c..2d81c80e5 100644
--- a/salt/idstools/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/idstools/defaults.yaml
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ idstools:
   config:
     urls: []
     ruleset: ETOPEN
-    oinkcode: 
\ No newline at end of file
+    oinkcode: ""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index 78033bda5..e11542639 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -1362,8 +1362,7 @@ idstools_pillar() {
 	printf '%s\n'\
 		"idstools:"\
 		"  config:"\
-		"    ruleset: '$RULESETUP'"\
-		"    oinkcode: '$OINKCODE'"\
+		"    oinkcode: ''"\
 		"    urls: []"\
 		"  sids:"\
 		"    enabled: []"\