diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index fef58acd1..c771f2851 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -1247,7 +1247,8 @@ manager_global() {
 		"  encoding: gzip"\
 		"  interval: 5"\
 	        "backup:"\
-	        "  -\"/opt/so/saltstack/local/\""\ >> "$global_pillar"
+                "  locations:"\
+                "    - /opt/so/saltstack/local" >> "$global_pillar"
 		
 	printf '%s\n'  '----' >> "$setup_log" 2>&1
 }