diff --git a/salt/postgres/config.sls b/salt/postgres/config.sls
index efa9dba93..11ca52649 100644
--- a/salt/postgres/config.sls
+++ b/salt/postgres/config.sls
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ postgressecretsdir:
     - user: 939
     - group: 939
     - mode: 700
-    - makedirs: True
+    - require:
+      - file: postgresconfdir
 
 postgresdatadir:
   file.directory:
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@ postgresinitdir:
     - name: /opt/so/conf/postgres/init
     - user: 939
     - group: 939
-    - makedirs: True
+    - require:
+      - file: postgresconfdir
 
 postgresinitusers:
   file.managed:
diff --git a/salt/postgres/soc_postgres.yaml b/salt/postgres/soc_postgres.yaml
index d111e6923..4b25cd4f5 100644
--- a/salt/postgres/soc_postgres.yaml
+++ b/salt/postgres/soc_postgres.yaml
@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@ postgres:
     retention_days:
       description: Number of days of Telegraf metrics to keep in the so_telegraf database. Older partitions are dropped hourly by pg_partman.
       forcedType: int
-      helpLink: influxdb
+      helpLink: postgres
   config:
     max_connections:
       description: Maximum number of concurrent PostgreSQL connections.
       forcedType: int
       global: True
-      helpLink: influxdb
+      helpLink: postgres
     shared_buffers:
       description: Amount of memory PostgreSQL uses for shared buffers (e.g. 256MB, 1GB). Raising this improves read cache hit rate at the cost of system RAM.
       global: True
-      helpLink: influxdb
+      helpLink: postgres
     log_min_messages:
       description: Minimum severity of server messages written to the PostgreSQL log.
       options:
@@ -30,60 +30,60 @@ postgres:
         - log
         - fatal
       global: True
-      helpLink: influxdb
+      helpLink: postgres
     listen_addresses:
       description: Interfaces PostgreSQL listens on. Must remain '*' so clients on the docker bridge network can connect.
       global: True
       advanced: True
-      helpLink: influxdb
+      helpLink: postgres
     port:
       description: TCP port PostgreSQL listens on inside the container. Firewall rules and container port mapping assume 5432.
       forcedType: int
       global: True
       advanced: True
-      helpLink: influxdb
+      helpLink: postgres
     ssl:
       description: Whether PostgreSQL accepts TLS connections. Must remain 'on' — pg_hba.conf requires hostssl for TCP.
       global: True
       advanced: True
-      helpLink: influxdb
+      helpLink: postgres
     ssl_cert_file:
       description: Path (inside the container) to the TLS server certificate. Salt-managed.
       global: True
       advanced: True
-      helpLink: influxdb
+      helpLink: postgres
     ssl_key_file:
       description: Path (inside the container) to the TLS server private key. Salt-managed.
       global: True
       advanced: True
-      helpLink: influxdb
+      helpLink: postgres
     ssl_ca_file:
       description: Path (inside the container) to the CA bundle PostgreSQL uses to verify client certificates. Salt-managed.
       global: True
       advanced: True
-      helpLink: influxdb
+      helpLink: postgres
     hba_file:
       description: Path (inside the container) to the pg_hba.conf authentication file. Salt-managed — edit salt/postgres/files/pg_hba.conf.
       global: True
       advanced: True
-      helpLink: influxdb
+      helpLink: postgres
     log_destination:
       description: Where PostgreSQL writes its server log. 'stderr' routes to the container log stream.
       global: True
       advanced: True
-      helpLink: influxdb
+      helpLink: postgres
     logging_collector:
       description: Whether to run a separate logging collector process. Disabled because the docker log stream already captures stderr.
       global: True
       advanced: True
-      helpLink: influxdb
+      helpLink: postgres
     shared_preload_libraries:
       description: Comma-separated list of extensions loaded at server start. Required for pg_cron which drives pg_partman maintenance — do not remove.
       global: True
       advanced: True
-      helpLink: influxdb
+      helpLink: postgres
     cron.database_name:
       description: Database pg_cron schedules jobs in. Must be so_telegraf so partman maintenance runs in the right database context.
       global: True
       advanced: True
-      helpLink: influxdb
+      helpLink: postgres