diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index d14367361..beebc2b17 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -1347,8 +1347,9 @@ idh_pillar() {
 }
 
 kibana_pillar() {
-	touch $adv_kibana_pillar_file
-	touch $kibana_pillar_file
+	logCmd "mkdir -p $local_salt_dir/pillar/kibana"
+	logCmd "touch $adv_kibana_pillar_file"
+	logCmd "touch $kibana_pillar_file"
 }
 
 logrotate_pillar() {