diff --git a/salt/curator/init.sls b/salt/curator/init.sls
index e1cd4829a..e74bf2eb1 100644
--- a/salt/curator/init.sls
+++ b/salt/curator/init.sls
@@ -87,8 +87,9 @@ curdel:
     - group: 939
     - mode: 755
 
-/usr/sbin/so-curator-closed-delete:
+so-curatorcloseddeletecron:
  cron.present:
+   - name: /usr/sbin/so-curator-closed-delete
    - user: root
    - minute: '*'
    - hour: '*'
@@ -96,8 +97,9 @@ curdel:
    - month: '*'
    - dayweek: '*'
 
-/usr/sbin/so-curator-close:
+so-curatorclosecron:
  cron.present:
+   - name: /usr/sbin/so-curator-close
    - user: root
    - minute: '*'
    - hour: '*'
@@ -105,8 +107,9 @@ curdel:
    - month: '*'
    - dayweek: '*'
 
-/usr/sbin/so-curator-delete:
+so-curatordeletecron:
  cron.present:
+   - name: /usr/sbin/so-curator-delete
    - user: root
    - minute: '*'
    - hour: '*'
diff --git a/salt/idstools/init.sls b/salt/idstools/init.sls
index 969215559..240796fda 100644
--- a/salt/idstools/init.sls
+++ b/salt/idstools/init.sls
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ idstoolsetcsync:
     - group: 939
     - template: jinja
 
-/usr/sbin/so-rule-update.sh > /opt/so/log/idstools/download.log:
+so-ruleupdatecron:
   cron.present:
+    - name: /usr/sbin/so-rule-update.sh > /opt/so/log/idstools/download.log
     - user: root
     - minute: '1'
     - hour: '7'
diff --git a/salt/playbook/init.sls b/salt/playbook/init.sls
index 04c321ab7..1a4f00f59 100644
--- a/salt/playbook/init.sls
+++ b/salt/playbook/init.sls
@@ -47,15 +47,15 @@ so-navigator:
     - port_bindings:
       - 0.0.0.0:4200:4200
 
-/usr/sbin/so-playbook-sync:
+so-playbooksynccron:
   cron.present:
-    - identifier: so-playbook-sync
+    - name: /usr/sbin/so-playbook-sync
     - user: root
     - minute: '*/5'
 
-/usr/sbin/so-playbook-ruleupdate:
+so-playbookruleupdatecron:
   cron.present:
-    - identifier: so-playbook-ruleupdate
+    - name /usr/sbin/so-playbook-ruleupdate
     - user: root
     - minute: '1'
     - hour: '6'
diff --git a/salt/zeek/init.sls b/salt/zeek/init.sls
index 88a1ecbde..a7d222717 100644
--- a/salt/zeek/init.sls
+++ b/salt/zeek/init.sls
@@ -78,8 +78,9 @@ plcronscript:
     - source: salt://zeek/cron/packetloss.sh
     - mode: 755
 
-/usr/local/bin/packetloss.sh:
+zeekpacketlosscron:
   cron.present:
+    - name: /usr/local/bin/packetloss.sh
     - user: root
     - minute: '*/10'
     - hour: '*'