diff --git a/setup/so-variables b/setup/so-variables
index d140b22c8..cf2f9ae03 100644
--- a/setup/so-variables
+++ b/setup/so-variables
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ for THEDIR in elasticsearch firewall redis backup strelka sensoroni curator soc
 do
     mkdir -p $local_salt_dir/pillar/$THEDIR
     touch $local_salt_dir/pillar/$THEDIR/adv_$THEDIR.sls
+    touch $local_salt_dir/pillar/$THEDIR/$THEDIR.sls
 done
 
 global_pillar_file="$local_salt_dir/pillar/soc_global.sls"