diff --git a/salt/strelka/compile_yara/compile_yara.py b/salt/strelka/compile_yara/compile_yara.py
index dc77980d2..b6fa95899 100644
--- a/salt/strelka/compile_yara/compile_yara.py
+++ b/salt/strelka/compile_yara/compile_yara.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def check_syntax(rule_file):
 
 def compile_yara_rules(rules_dir):
     compiled_dir = os.path.join(rules_dir, "compiled")
-    compiled_rules_path = [ os.path.join(compiled_dir, "rules.compiled"), "/opt/so/saltstack/default/salt/strelka/rules/compiled/rules.compiled" ]
+    compiled_rules_path = "/opt/so/saltstack/local/salt/strelka/rules/compiled/rules.compiled"
     rule_files = glob.glob(os.path.join(rules_dir, '**/*.yar'), recursive=True)
     files_to_compile = {}
     removed_count = 0
@@ -57,9 +57,12 @@ def compile_yara_rules(rules_dir):
     # Compile all remaining valid rules into a single file
     if files_to_compile:
         compiled_rules = yara.compile(filepaths=files_to_compile)
-        for path in compiled_rules_path:
-          compiled_rules.save(path)
-          print(f"All remaining rules compiled and saved into {path}")
+        compiled_rules.save(compiled_rules_path)
+        print(f"All remaining rules compiled and saved into {compiled_rules_path}")
+    # Remove the rules.compiled if there aren't any files to be compiled
+    else:
+        if os.path.exists(compiled_rules_path):
+            os.remove(compiled_rules_path)
 
     # Print summary of compilation results
     print(f"Summary: {success_count} rules compiled successfully, {removed_count} rules removed due to errors.")
diff --git a/salt/strelka/config.sls b/salt/strelka/config.sls
index e8f211bc8..f03afa61b 100644
--- a/salt/strelka/config.sls
+++ b/salt/strelka/config.sls
@@ -34,7 +34,18 @@ strelkalogdir:
     - name: /nsm/strelka/log
     - user: 939
     - group: 939
-    - makedirs: True
+
+strelkagkredisdatadir:
+  file.directory:
+    - name: /nsm/strelka/gk-redis-data
+    - user: 939
+    - group: 939
+
+strelkacoordredisdatadir:
+  file.directory:
+    - name: /nsm/strelka/coord-redis-data
+    - user: 939
+    - group: 939
 
 strelka_sbin:
   file.recurse:
@@ -44,20 +55,6 @@ strelka_sbin:
     - group: 939
     - file_mode: 755
 
-strelkagkredisdatadir:
-  file.directory:
-    - name: /nsm/strelka/gk-redis-data
-    - user: 939
-    - group: 939
-    - makedirs: True
-
-strelkacoordredisdatadir:
-  file.directory:
-    - name: /nsm/strelka/coord-redis-data
-    - user: 939
-    - group: 939
-    - makedirs: True
-
 {% else %}
 
 {{sls}}_state_not_allowed:
diff --git a/salt/strelka/manager.sls b/salt/strelka/manager.sls
index 1c56a18fd..108a12deb 100644
--- a/salt/strelka/manager.sls
+++ b/salt/strelka/manager.sls
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 {% if sls in allowed_states %}
 
 # Strelka config
-strelkaconfdir:
+strelkarulesdir:
   file.directory:
-    - name: /opt/so/conf/strelka/rules/compiled/
+    - name: /opt/so/conf/strelka/rules
     - user: 939
     - group: 939
     - makedirs: True
@@ -20,21 +20,12 @@ strelkacompileyara:
     - source: salt://strelka/compile_yara/compile_yara.py
     - user: 939
     - group: 939
-    - makedirs: True
-
-strelkarulesdir:
-  file.directory:
-    - name: /opt/so/conf/strelka/rules
-    - user: 939
-    - group: 939
-    - makedirs: True
 
 strelkareposdir:
   file.directory:
     - name: /opt/so/conf/strelka/repos
     - user: 939
     - group: 939
-    - makedirs: True
 
 {% else %}