diff --git a/salt/logstash/pipelines/config/custom/place_custom_config_in_local b/salt/logstash/pipelines/config/custom/place_custom_config_in_local
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+# For custom logstash configs, they should be placed in /opt/so/saltstack/local/salt/logstash/pipelines/config/custom/
diff --git a/salt/logstash/pipelines/templates/custom/Drop.Your.Custom.Templates.Here.conf b/salt/logstash/pipelines/templates/custom/Drop.Your.Custom.Templates.Here.conf
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-# Reference /usr/share/logstash/pipeline.custom/templates/YOURTEMPLATE.json
-#
diff --git a/salt/logstash/pipelines/templates/custom/place_custom_template_in_local b/salt/logstash/pipelines/templates/custom/place_custom_template_in_local
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+# Reference /usr/share/logstash/pipeline.custom/templates/YOURTEMPLATE.json
+# For custom logstash templates, they should be placed in /opt/so/saltstack/local/salt/logstash/pipelines/templates/custom/