diff --git a/salt/soc/defaults.map.jinja b/salt/soc/defaults.map.jinja
index ff23914ec..95bfb2a76 100644
--- a/salt/soc/defaults.map.jinja
+++ b/salt/soc/defaults.map.jinja
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 {% import_yaml 'soc/defaults.yaml' as SOCDEFAULTS %}
 {% from 'vars/globals.map.jinja' import GLOBALS %}
 {% from 'docker/docker.map.jinja' import DOCKER -%}
-{%- set INFLUXDB_TOKEN = salt['pillar.get']('secrets:influx_token') %}
-{% if salt['docker.pid']('so-influxdb') > 0 %}
-{%- set METRICS_LINK = salt['cmd.run']('so-influxdb-manage dashboardpath "Security Onion Performance"') %}
-{% else %}
+{% set INFLUXDB_TOKEN = salt['pillar.get']('secrets:influx_token') %}
 {% set METRICS_LINK = '' %}
+{% if salt['docker.exists']('so-influxdb') %}
+{%   if salt['docker.pid']('so-influxdb') > 0 %}
+{%     set METRICS_LINK = salt['cmd.run']('so-influxdb-manage dashboardpath "Security Onion Performance"') %}
+{%   endif %}
 {% endif %}