diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-influxdb-downsample b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-influxdb-downsample
index 74a48e6a1..b561d2b6a 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-influxdb-downsample
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-influxdb-downsample
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-{-% set influxdb = salt['grains.filter_by'](default_settings, default='influxdb', merge=salt['pillar.get']('influxdb', {})) %}
+{%- import_yaml 'influxdb/defaults.yaml' as default_settings %}
+{%- set influxdb = salt['grains.filter_by'](default_settings, default='influxdb', merge=salt['pillar.get']('influxdb', {})) %}
 
 . /usr/sbin/so-common