diff --git a/salt/suricata/files/threshold.conf.jinja b/salt/suricata/files/threshold.conf.jinja
index 6c40f6cb9..45642404a 100644
--- a/salt/suricata/files/threshold.conf.jinja
+++ b/salt/suricata/files/threshold.conf.jinja
@@ -1,32 +1,36 @@
 {% set THRESHOLDING  = salt['pillar.get']('thresholding', {}) -%}
 
-{% if THRESHOLDING %}
-{%- for EACH_SID in THRESHOLDING.sids %}
-  {%- for ACTIONS_LIST in THRESHOLDING.sids[EACH_SID] %}
-    {% for EACH_ACTION in ACTIONS_LIST %}
-      
-      {% if EACH_ACTION == 'threshold' %}
+{% if THRESHOLDING -%}
+  
+  {% for EACH_SID in THRESHOLDING.sids -%}
+    {% for ACTIONS_LIST in THRESHOLDING.sids[EACH_SID] -%}
+      {% for EACH_ACTION in ACTIONS_LIST -%}
+        
+        {%- if EACH_ACTION == 'threshold' %}
 {{ EACH_ACTION }} gen_id {{ ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].gen_id }}, sig_id {{ EACH_SID }}, type {{ ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].type }}, track {{ ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].track }}, count {{ ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].count }}, seconds {{ ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].seconds }}
-      
-      {% elif EACH_ACTION == 'rate_filter' %}
-        {% if ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].new_action not in ['drop','reject'] %}
+        
+        {%- elif EACH_ACTION == 'rate_filter' %}
+          {%- if ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].new_action not in ['drop','reject'] %}
 {{ EACH_ACTION }} gen_id {{ ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].gen_id }}, sig_id {{ EACH_SID }}, track {{ ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].track }}, count {{ ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].count }}, seconds {{ ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].seconds }}, new_action {{ ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].new_action }}, timeout {{ ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].timeout }}
-        {% else %}
+          {%- else %}
 ##### Security Onion does not support drop or reject actions for rate_filter
-#####{{ EACH_ACTION }} gen_id {{ ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].gen_id }}, sig_id {{ EACH_SID }}, track {{ ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].track }}, count {{ ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].count }}, seconds {{ ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].seconds }}, new_action {{ ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].new_action }}, timeout {{ ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].timeout }}
-        {% endif %}
-      
-      {% elif EACH_ACTION == 'suppress' %}
-        {% if ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].track is defined %}
+##### {{ EACH_ACTION }} gen_id {{ ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].gen_id }}, sig_id {{ EACH_SID }}, track {{ ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].track }}, count {{ ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].count }}, seconds {{ ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].seconds }}, new_action {{ ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].new_action }}, timeout {{ ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].timeout }}
+          {%- endif %}
+        
+        {%- elif EACH_ACTION == 'suppress' %}
+          {%- if ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].track is defined %}
 {{ EACH_ACTION }} gen_id {{ ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].gen_id }}, sig_id {{ EACH_SID }}, track {{ ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].track }}, ip {{ ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].ip }}
-        {% else %}
+          {%- else %}
 {{ EACH_ACTION }} gen_id {{ ACTIONS_LIST[EACH_ACTION].gen_id }}, sig_id {{ EACH_SID }}
-        {% endif %}
+          {%- endif %}
+        
+        {%- endif %}
       
-      {% endif %}
-    {% endfor -%}
-  {% endfor -%}
-{% endfor -%}
-{% else %}
+      {%- endfor %}
+    {%- endfor %}
+  {%- endfor %}
 
-{% endif %}
+{%- else %}
+##### The thresholding pillar has not been defined
+
+{%- endif %}