diff --git a/salt/hive/init.sls b/salt/hive/init.sls
index 3fc364e4e..3f8d5e04e 100644
--- a/salt/hive/init.sls
+++ b/salt/hive/init.sls
@@ -97,8 +97,9 @@ so-thehive:
       - /opt/so/conf/hive/etc/application.conf:/opt/thehive/conf/application.conf:ro
     - port_bindings:
       - 0.0.0.0:9000:9000
-    
+
 hivescript:
   cmd.script:
     - source: salt://hive/thehive/scripts/hive_init.sh
+    - cwd: /root
     - template: jinja
diff --git a/salt/utility/init.sls b/salt/utility/init.sls
index 845da59c7..07996f3e6 100644
--- a/salt/utility/init.sls
+++ b/salt/utility/init.sls
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 crossclusterson:
   cmd.script:
     - shell: /bin/bash
+    - cwd: /root
     - runas: socore
     - source: salt://utility/bin/crossthestreams.sh
     - template: jinja
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ crossclusterson:
 fixsearch:
   cmd.script:
     - shell: /bin/bash
+    - cwd: /root
     - runas: socore
     - source: salt://utility/bin/eval.sh
     - template: jinja