diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin_jinja/so-import-pcap b/salt/common/tools/sbin_jinja/so-import-pcap
index b8a90421f..30d5d4fc4 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin_jinja/so-import-pcap
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin_jinja/so-import-pcap
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ function suricata() {
     -v ${LOG_PATH}:/var/log/suricata/:rw \
     -v ${NSM_PATH}/:/nsm/:rw \
     -v "$PCAP:/input.pcap:ro" \
+    -v /dev/null:/nsm/suripcap:rw \
     -v /opt/so/conf/suricata/bpf:/etc/suricata/bpf:ro \
     {{ MANAGER }}:5000/{{ IMAGEREPO }}/so-suricata:{{ VERSION }} \
     --runmode single -k none -r /input.pcap > $LOG_PATH/console.log 2>&1