diff --git a/salt/curator/files/bin/so-curator-closed-delete-delete b/salt/curator/files/bin/so-curator-closed-delete-delete
index 7dd7b82e7..9730b72fb 100755
--- a/salt/curator/files/bin/so-curator-closed-delete-delete
+++ b/salt/curator/files/bin/so-curator-closed-delete-delete
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 {%- if grains['role'] in ['so-node', 'so-heavynode'] %}
   {%- set ELASTICSEARCH_HOST = salt['pillar.get']('elasticsearch:mainip', '') -%}  
   {%- set ELASTICSEARCH_PORT = salt['pillar.get']('elasticsearch:es_port', '') -%}
-{%- elif grains['role'] in ['so-eval', 'so-managersearch', 'so-standalone'] %}
+{%- elif grains['role'] in ['so-eval', 'so-managersearch', 'so-standalone', 'so-manager'] %}
   {%- set ELASTICSEARCH_HOST = salt['pillar.get']('manager:mainip', '') -%}
   {%- set ELASTICSEARCH_PORT = salt['pillar.get']('manager:es_port', '') -%}
 {%- endif -%}
diff --git a/salt/curator/init.sls b/salt/curator/init.sls
index fe3204105..35d5b2f1b 100644
--- a/salt/curator/init.sls
+++ b/salt/curator/init.sls
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ so-curator:
       - /opt/so/conf/curator/curator.yml:/etc/curator/config/curator.yml:ro
       - /opt/so/conf/curator/action/:/etc/curator/action:ro
       - /opt/so/log/curator:/var/log/curator:rw
+    - require:
+      - file: actionconfs
+      - file: curconf
+      - file: curlogdir
   {% else %}
     - force: True
   {% endif %}