diff --git a/salt/soc/defaults.yaml b/salt/soc/defaults.yaml
index 278a02342..0f41c32f2 100644
--- a/salt/soc/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/soc/defaults.yaml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ soc:
         bucket: telegraf
         verifyCert: false
       salt:
-        saltPipe: /opt/sensoroni/salt.pipe
+        saltPipe: /opt/sensoroni/salt/pipe
       sostatus:
         refreshIntervalMs: 30000
         offlineThresholdMs: 900000
diff --git a/salt/soc/files/bin/salt-relay.sh b/salt/soc/files/bin/salt-relay.sh
index 514f1e616..238e8ec29 100755
--- a/salt/soc/files/bin/salt-relay.sh
+++ b/salt/soc/files/bin/salt-relay.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 
 PIPE_OWNER=${PIPE_OWNER:-socore}
 PIPE_GROUP=${PIPE_GROUP:-socore}
-SOC_PIPE=${SOC_PIPE_REQUEST:-/opt/so/conf/soc/salt.pipe}
+SOC_PIPE=${SOC_PIPE_REQUEST:-/opt/so/conf/soc/salt/pipe}
+PATH=${PATH}:/usr/sbin
 
 function log() {
   echo "$(date) | $1"
diff --git a/salt/soc/init.sls b/salt/soc/init.sls
index 8356bd1d8..64ebdc671 100644
--- a/salt/soc/init.sls
+++ b/salt/soc/init.sls
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ soclogdir:
     - group: 939
     - makedirs: True
 
+socsaltdir:
+  file.directory:
+    - name: /opt/so/conf/soc/salt
+    - user: 939
+    - group: 939
+    - makedirs: True
 
 socconfig:
   file.managed:
@@ -81,11 +87,8 @@ socusersroles:
       - sls: manager.sync_es_users
 
 salt-relay:
-  cmd.run:
-  - env: 
-    - SOC_PIPE: /opt/sensoroni/salt.pipe
-  - name: '/opt/so/saltstack/default/salt/soc/files/bin/salt-relay.sh >> /opt/so/log/soc/salt-relay.log 2>&1 &'
-  - unless: ps -ef | grep salt-relay | grep -v grep
+  cron.present:
+  - name: 'ps -ef | grep salt-relay | grep -v grep || /opt/so/saltstack/default/salt/soc/files/bin/salt-relay.sh >> /opt/so/log/soc/salt-relay.log 2>&1 &'
 
 so-soc:
   docker_container.running:
@@ -101,7 +104,7 @@ so-soc:
       - /opt/so/conf/soc/custom.js:/opt/sensoroni/html/js/custom.js:ro
       - /opt/so/conf/soc/custom_roles:/opt/sensoroni/rbac/custom_roles:ro
       - /opt/so/conf/soc/soc_users_roles:/opt/sensoroni/rbac/users_roles:rw
-      - /opt/so/conf/soc/salt.pipe:/opt/sensoroni/salt.pipe:rw
+      - /opt/so/conf/soc/salt:/opt/sensoroni/salt:rw
       - /opt/so/saltstack:/opt/so/saltstack:rw
     {%- if salt['pillar.get']('nodestab', {}) %}
     - extra_hosts:
diff --git a/salt/strelka/filecheck/filecheck b/salt/strelka/filecheck/filecheck
index 3d498ce62..35bcc7f79 100644
--- a/salt/strelka/filecheck/filecheck
+++ b/salt/strelka/filecheck/filecheck
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     event_handler =CreatedEventHandler()
 
     observer = Observer()
+
+    logging.info("Starting filecheck")
     observer.schedule(event_handler, extract_path, recursive=True)
     observer.start()
     try:
@@ -72,4 +74,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             time.sleep(1)
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         observer.stop()
-    observer.join()
\ No newline at end of file
+    observer.join()
+
+    logging.info("Exiting filecheck")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/salt/strelka/init.sls b/salt/strelka/init.sls
index e3477dd9e..155126f91 100644
--- a/salt/strelka/init.sls
+++ b/salt/strelka/init.sls
@@ -135,11 +135,9 @@ filecheck_script:
     - mode: 755
 
 filecheck_run:
-  cmd.run:
-    - name: 'python3 /opt/so/conf/strelka/filecheck'
-    - bg: True
-    - runas: socore
-    - unless: ps -ef | grep filecheck | grep -v grep
+  cron.present:
+    - name: 'ps -ef | grep filecheck | grep -v grep || python3 /opt/so/conf/strelka/filecheck >> /opt/so/log/strelka/filecheck_stdout.log 2>&1 &'
+    - user: socore
 
 filcheck_history_clean:
   cron.present: