diff --git a/salt/common/init.sls b/salt/common/init.sls
index 3767bf366..99eacc705 100644
--- a/salt/common/init.sls
+++ b/salt/common/init.sls
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 statedir:
   file.directory:
     - name: /opt/so/state
+    - makedirs: True
 
 salttmp:
   file.directory:
     - name: /opt/so/tmp
+    - makedirs: True
 
 # Install packages needed for the sensor