diff --git a/salt/global/soc_global.yaml b/salt/global/soc_global.yaml
index 6861affd7..14d637d50 100644
--- a/salt/global/soc_global.yaml
+++ b/salt/global/soc_global.yaml
@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@ global:
   managerip:
     description: The IP address of the grid manager.
     global: True
+    advanced: True
+    regex: ^(([0-9]{1,3}\.){3}[0-9]{1,3}(\/([0-9]|[1-2][0-9]|3[0-2]))?)?$
+    regexFailureMessage: You must enter a valid IP address or CIDR.
   mdengine:
     description: What engine to use for meta data generation. Options are ZEEK and SURICATA.
+    regex: ^(ZEEK|SURICATA)$
+    regexFailureMessage: You must enter either ZEEK or SURICATA.
     global: True
   ids:
     description: Which IDS engine to use. Currently only Suricata is supported.
diff --git a/salt/suricata/soc_suricata.yaml b/salt/suricata/soc_suricata.yaml
index 69ff5cdff..f13e89618 100644
--- a/salt/suricata/soc_suricata.yaml
+++ b/salt/suricata/soc_suricata.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ suricata:
         advanced: True
         readonly: True
       threads:
-        description: The ammount of worker threads.
+        description: The amount of worker threads.
         helpLink: suricata.html
         forcedType: int
       tpacket-v3: