diff --git a/salt/nginx/enabled.sls b/salt/nginx/enabled.sls
index 7dfe7560d..0db4fe4be 100644
--- a/salt/nginx/enabled.sls
+++ b/salt/nginx/enabled.sls
@@ -8,12 +8,82 @@
 {%   from 'vars/globals.map.jinja' import GLOBALS %}
 {%   from 'docker/docker.map.jinja' import DOCKER %}
 {%   from 'nginx/map.jinja' import NGINXMERGED %}
+{%   set ca_server = GLOBALS.hostname %}
 
 include:
-  - nginx.ssl
   - nginx.config
   - nginx.sostatus
 
+{#   if the user has selected to replace the crt and key in the ui #}
+{%   if NGINXMERGED.ssl.replace_cert %}
+
+managerssl_key:
+  file.managed:
+    - name: /etc/pki/managerssl.key
+    - source: salt://nginx/ssl/ssl.key
+    - mode: 640
+    - group: 939
+    - watch_in:
+      - docker_container: so-nginx
+
+managerssl_crt:
+  file.managed:
+    - name: /etc/pki/managerssl.crt
+    - source: salt://nginx/ssl/ssl.crt
+    - mode: 644
+    - watch_in:
+      - docker_container: so-nginx
+
+{%   else %}
+
+managerssl_key:
+  x509.private_key_managed:
+    - name: /etc/pki/managerssl.key
+    - keysize: 4096
+    - backup: True
+    - new: True
+    {% if salt['file.file_exists']('/etc/pki/managerssl.key') -%}
+    - prereq:
+      - x509: /etc/pki/managerssl.crt
+    {%- endif %}
+    - retry:
+        attempts: 5
+        interval: 30
+    - watch_in:
+      - docker_container: so-nginx
+
+# Create a cert for the reverse proxy
+managerssl_crt:
+  x509.certificate_managed:
+    - name: /etc/pki/managerssl.crt
+    - ca_server: {{ ca_server }}
+    - signing_policy: managerssl
+    - private_key: /etc/pki/managerssl.key
+    - CN: {{ GLOBALS.hostname }}
+    - subjectAltName: DNS:{{ GLOBALS.hostname }}, IP:{{ GLOBALS.node_ip }}
+    - days_remaining: 0
+    - days_valid: 820
+    - backup: True
+    - unless:
+      # https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/52167
+      # Will trigger 5 days (432000 sec) from cert expiration
+      - 'enddate=$(date -d "$(openssl x509 -in /etc/pki/managerssl.crt -enddate -noout | cut -d= -f2)" +%s) ; now=$(date +%s) ; expire_date=$(( now + 432000)); [ $enddate -gt $expire_date ]'
+    - timeout: 30
+    - retry:
+        attempts: 5
+        interval: 30
+    - watch_in:
+      - docker_container: so-nginx
+
+{%   endif %}
+
+msslkeyperms:
+  file.managed:
+    - replace: False
+    - name: /etc/pki/managerssl.key
+    - mode: 640
+    - group: 939
+
 make-rule-dir-nginx:
   file.directory:
     - name: /nsm/rules
@@ -74,13 +144,6 @@ so-nginx:
     - watch:
       - file: nginxconf
       - file: nginxconfdir
-{%   if NGINXMERGED.ssl.replace_cert %}
-      - file: managerssl_key
-      - file: managerssl_crt
-{%   else %}
-      - x509: managerssl_key
-      - x509: managerssl_crt
-{%   endif%}
     - require:
       - file: nginxconf
 {%   if grains.role in ['so-manager', 'so-managersearch', 'so-eval', 'so-standalone', 'so-import'] %}
diff --git a/salt/nginx/ssl.sls b/salt/nginx/ssl.sls
deleted file mode 100644
index fbcf2b6c6..000000000
--- a/salt/nginx/ssl.sls
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright Security Onion Solutions LLC and/or licensed to Security Onion Solutions LLC under one
-# or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License 2.0 as shown at 
-# https://securityonion.net/license; you may not use this file except in compliance with the
-# Elastic License 2.0.
-
-{% from 'allowed_states.map.jinja' import allowed_states %}
-{% if sls.split('.')[0] in allowed_states %}
-{%   from 'vars/globals.map.jinja' import GLOBALS %}
-{%   from 'nginx/map.jinja' import NGINXMERGED %}
-{#   since nginx runs on the manager we can just use the hostname as the ca server #}
-{%   set ca_server = GLOBALS.hostname %}
-
-{#   if the user has selected to replace the crt and key in the ui #}
-{%   if NGINXMERGED.ssl.replace_cert %}
-
-managerssl_key:
-  file.managed:
-    - name: /etc/pki/managerssl.key
-    - source: salt://nginx/ssl/ssl.key
-    - mode: 640
-    - group: 939
-
-managerssl_crt:
-  file.managed:
-    - name: /etc/pki/managerssl.crt
-    - source: salt://nginx/ssl/ssl.crt
-    - mode: 644
-
-{%   else %}
-
-managerssl_key:
-  x509.private_key_managed:
-    - name: /etc/pki/managerssl.key
-    - keysize: 4096
-    - backup: True
-    - new: True
-    {% if salt['file.file_exists']('/etc/pki/managerssl.key') -%}
-    - prereq:
-      - x509: /etc/pki/managerssl.crt
-    {%- endif %}
-    - retry:
-        attempts: 5
-        interval: 30
-
-# Create a cert for the reverse proxy
-managerssl_crt:
-  x509.certificate_managed:
-    - name: /etc/pki/managerssl.crt
-    - ca_server: {{ ca_server }}
-    - signing_policy: managerssl
-    - private_key: /etc/pki/managerssl.key
-    - CN: {{ GLOBALS.hostname }}
-    - subjectAltName: DNS:{{ GLOBALS.hostname }}, IP:{{ GLOBALS.node_ip }}
-    - days_remaining: 0
-    - days_valid: 820
-    - backup: True
-    - unless:
-      # https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/52167
-      # Will trigger 5 days (432000 sec) from cert expiration
-      - 'enddate=$(date -d "$(openssl x509 -in /etc/pki/managerssl.crt -enddate -noout | cut -d= -f2)" +%s) ; now=$(date +%s) ; expire_date=$(( now + 432000)); [ $enddate -gt $expire_date ]'
-    - timeout: 30
-    - retry:
-        attempts: 5
-        interval: 30
-
-{%   endif %}
-
-msslkeyperms:
-  file.managed:
-    - replace: False
-    - name: /etc/pki/managerssl.key
-    - mode: 640
-    - group: 939
-
-{% else %}
-
-{{sls}}_state_not_allowed:
-  test.fail_without_changes:
-    - name: {{sls}}_state_not_allowed
-
-{% endif %}