diff --git a/salt/kibana/secrets.sls b/salt/kibana/secrets.sls
index a863f114b..b1b021095 100644
--- a/salt/kibana/secrets.sls
+++ b/salt/kibana/secrets.sls
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 {% from 'allowed_states.map.jinja' import allowed_states %}
 {% if sls in allowed_states %}
 
-  {% set kibana_encryptedSavedObjects_encryptionKey = salt['pillar.get']('kibana:secrets:encryptedSavedObjects:encryptionKey', salt['random.get_str'](72)) %}
-  {% set kibana_security_encryptionKey = salt['pillar.get']('kibana:secrets:security:encryptionKey', salt['random.get_str'](72)) %}
-  {% set kibana_reporting_encryptionKey = salt['pillar.get']('kibana:secrets:reporting:encryptionKey', salt['random.get_str'](72)) %}
+  {% set DIGITS = "1234567890" %}
+  {% set LOWERCASE = "qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm" %}
+  {% set UPPERCASE = "QWERTYUIOPASDFGHJKLZXCVBNM" %}
+  {% set SYMBOLS = "~!@#$%^&*()-_=+[]|;:,.<>?" %}
+  {% set CHARS = DIGITS~LOWERCASE~UPPERCASE~SYMBOLS %}
+  {% set kibana_encryptedSavedObjects_encryptionKey = salt['pillar.get']('kibana:secrets:encryptedSavedObjects:encryptionKey', salt['random.get_str'](72, chars=CHARS)) %}
+  {% set kibana_security_encryptionKey = salt['pillar.get']('kibana:secrets:security:encryptionKey', salt['random.get_str'](72, chars=CHARS)) %}
+  {% set kibana_reporting_encryptionKey = salt['pillar.get']('kibana:secrets:reporting:encryptionKey', salt['random.get_str'](72, chars=CHARS)) %}
 
 kibana_pillar_directory:
   file.directory:
@@ -18,11 +23,11 @@ kibana_secrets_pillar:
         kibana:
           secrets:
             encryptedSavedObjects:
-              encryptionKey: {{ kibana_encryptedSavedObjects_encryptionKey }}
+              encryptionKey: "{{ kibana_encryptedSavedObjects_encryptionKey }}"
             security:
-              encryptionKey: {{ kibana_security_encryptionKey }}
+              encryptionKey: "{{ kibana_security_encryptionKey }}"
             reporting:
-              encryptionKey: {{ kibana_reporting_encryptionKey }}
+              encryptionKey: "{{ kibana_reporting_encryptionKey }}"
     - show_changes: False
 
 {% else %}