diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-salt-minion-check b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-salt-minion-check
index 84f72bb72..d60dcf5c4 100644
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-salt-minion-check
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-salt-minion-check
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ THRESHOLD_DATE=$((LAST_HEALTHCHECK_STATE_APPLY+THRESHOLD))
 logCmd() {
   cmd=$1
   info "Executing command: $cmd"
-  $cmd >> "/opt/so/log/salt/so-salt-minion-check.log"
+  $cmd >> "/opt/so/log/salt/so-salt-minion-check"
 }
 
 log() {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ log() {
     if ! $QUIET; then
       echo $msg
     fi
-    echo -e "$now | $level | so-salt-minion-check | $msg" >> "/opt/so/log/salt/so-salt-minion-check.log" 2>&1
+    echo -e "$now | $level | so-salt-minion-check | $msg" >> "/opt/so/log/salt/so-salt-minion-check" 2>&1
 }
 
 error() {