diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-salt-minion-check b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-salt-minion-check
index 240d3b908..a28fd1367 100644
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-salt-minion-check
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-salt-minion-check
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ SYSTEM_START_TIME=$(date -d "$(</proc/uptime awk '{print $1}') seconds ago" +%s)
 LAST_HIGHSTATE_END=$([ -e "/opt/so/log/salt/lasthighstate" ] && date -r /opt/so/log/salt/lasthighstate +%s || echo 0)
 LAST_HEALTHCHECK_STATE_APPLY=$([ -e "/opt/so/log/salt/state-apply-test" ] && date -r /opt/so/log/salt/state-apply-test +%s || echo 0)
 # SETTING THRESHOLD TO ANYTHING UNDER 600 seconds may cause a lot of salt-minion restarts
-THRESHOLD={{SALT_MINION_DEFAULTS.salt.minion.check-threshold}} #within how many seconds the file /opt/so/log/salt/state-apply-test must have been touched/modified before the salt minion is restarted
+THRESHOLD={{SALT_MINION_DEFAULTS.salt.minion.check_threshold}} #within how many seconds the file /opt/so/log/salt/state-apply-test must have been touched/modified before the salt minion is restarted
 THRESHOLD_DATE=$((CURRENT_TIME-THRESHOLD))
 
 logCmd() {
diff --git a/salt/salt/minion.defaults.yaml b/salt/salt/minion.defaults.yaml
index 0a99ac25b..1513803d8 100644
--- a/salt/salt/minion.defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/salt/minion.defaults.yaml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 salt:
   minion:
     version: 3002.1
-    check-threshold: 3600 # in seconds, threshold used for so-salt-minion-check. setting less that 600 cause cause a lot of salt-minion restarts
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+    check_threshold: 3600 # in seconds, threshold used for so-salt-minion-check. setting less that 600 cause cause a lot of salt-minion restarts
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