diff --git a/salt/elastalert/init.sls b/salt/elastalert/init.sls
index 8ee844c91..3b0b3fafe 100644
--- a/salt/elastalert/init.sls
+++ b/salt/elastalert/init.sls
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 {% set VERSION = salt['pillar.get']('static:soversion', 'HH1.2.2') %}
 {% set MASTER = salt['grains.get']('master') %}
 
-{% if grains['role'] == ['so-eval','so-mastersearch', 'so-master', 'so-standalone'] %}
+{% if grains['role'] in ['so-eval','so-mastersearch', 'so-master', 'so-standalone'] %}
   {% set esalert = salt['pillar.get']('master:elastalert', '1') %}
   {% set esip = salt['pillar.get']('master:mainip', '') %}
   {% set esport = salt['pillar.get']('master:es_port', '') %}
diff --git a/salt/logstash/init.sls b/salt/logstash/init.sls
index 906a2b33c..ba0e015f4 100644
--- a/salt/logstash/init.sls
+++ b/salt/logstash/init.sls
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 {% elif grains['role'] == 'so-node' or grains['role'] == 'so-heavynode' %}
   {% set lsheap = salt['pillar.get']('node:lsheap', '') %}
   {% set nodetype = salt['pillar.get']('node:node_type', 'storage') %}
-{% elif grains['role'] == ['so-eval','so-mastersearch', 'so-master', 'so-standalone'] %}
+{% elif grains['role'] in ['so-eval','so-mastersearch', 'so-master', 'so-standalone'] %}
   {% set lsheap = salt['pillar.get']('master:lsheap', '') %}
   {% set freq = salt['pillar.get']('master:freq', '0') %}
   {% set dstats = salt['pillar.get']('master:domainstats', '0') %}
diff --git a/salt/ssl/init.sls b/salt/ssl/init.sls
index f7fdbd7e5..e3142fa22 100644
--- a/salt/ssl/init.sls
+++ b/salt/ssl/init.sls
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ fbcrtlink:
         backup: True
 
 {% endif %}
-{% if grains['role'] == in ['so-sensor', 'so-master', 'so-node', 'so-eval', 'so-helix', 'so-mastersearch', 'so-heavynode', 'so-fleet', 'so-standalone'] %}
+{% if grains['role'] in ['so-sensor', 'so-master', 'so-node', 'so-eval', 'so-helix', 'so-mastersearch', 'so-heavynode', 'so-fleet', 'so-standalone'] %}
 
 fbcertdir:
   file.directory: