diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index 800d57a90..26871658c 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ manager_pillar() {
   }
 
 manager_global() {
-	local global_pillar="$local_salt_dir/pillar/global.sls"
+	local global_pillar="$temp_install_dir/pillar/global.sls"
 
 	if [ -z "$SENSOR_CHECKIN_INTERVAL_MS" ]; then
 		SENSOR_CHECKIN_INTERVAL_MS=10000