diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index c37138e19..9b61f3c8c 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -660,6 +660,11 @@ suricata_idstools_migration() {
   	fail "Error: rsync failed to copy the files. Thresholds have not been backed up."
   fi
 
+  #Backup local rules
+  mkdir -p /nsm/backup/detections-migration/suricata/local-rules
+  rsync -av /opt/so/rules/nids/suri/local.rules /nsm/backup/detections-migration/suricata/local-rules
+  rsync -av /opt/so/saltstack/local/salt/idstools/rules/local.rules /nsm/backup/detections-migration/suricata/local-rules
+
   #Tell SOC to migrate
   mkdir -p /opt/so/conf/soc/migrations
   echo "0" > /opt/so/conf/soc/migrations/suricata-migration-2.4.70