diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-config-backup b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-config-backup
index 42e86f3e7..ac46a73d8 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-config-backup
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-config-backup
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.. /usr/sbin/so-common
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+. /usr/sbin/so-common
 {% set BACKUPLOCATIONS = salt['pillar.get']('backup:locations', {}) %}
 
 TODAY=$(date '+%Y_%m_%d')
diff --git a/salt/suricata/cron/so-suricata-eve-clean b/salt/suricata/cron/so-suricata-eve-clean
index 6185e7c8e..b4bb96b5c 100644
--- a/salt/suricata/cron/so-suricata-eve-clean
+++ b/salt/suricata/cron/so-suricata-eve-clean
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.. /usr/sbin/so-common
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+. /usr/sbin/so-common
 
 APP=so-suricata-eve-clean
 lf=/tmp/$APP-pidLockFile