diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
index 3a03a43d7..76e37c062 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ upgrade_check() {
 }
 
 upgrade_check_salt() {
-    NEWSALTVERSION=$(grep version: $UPDATE_DIR/pillar/salt/master.sls | awk {'print $2'})
+    NEWSALTVERSION=$(grep version: $UPDATE_DIR/salt/salt/master.defaults.yaml | awk {'print $2'})
     if [ "$INSTALLEDSALTVERSION" == "$NEWSALTVERSION" ]; then
       echo "You are already running the correct version of Salt for Security Onion."
     else
diff --git a/pillar/salt/master.sls b/salt/salt/master.defaults.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from pillar/salt/master.sls
rename to salt/salt/master.defaults.yaml
diff --git a/pillar/salt/minion.sls b/salt/salt/minion.defaults.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from pillar/salt/minion.sls
rename to salt/salt/minion.defaults.yaml
diff --git a/salt/salt/minion.sls b/salt/salt/minion.sls
index 3a00ae661..f2fd029a4 100644
--- a/salt/salt/minion.sls
+++ b/salt/salt/minion.sls
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #Future state for Salt minions
-{% set saltversion = salt['pillar.get']('salt:minion:version') %}
+{% from 'salt/minion.defaults.yaml' import salt %}
+{% set saltversion = salt.salt.minion.version %}
+
 
 install_salt_minion:
   cmd.run: