diff --git a/salt/strelka/files/filestream/filestream.yaml b/salt/strelka/files/filestream/filestream.yaml
index aa5d51ad1..57ef65127 100644
--- a/salt/strelka/files/filestream/filestream.yaml
+++ b/salt/strelka/files/filestream/filestream.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ files:
     - '/nsm/strelka/unprocessed/*'
   delete: false
   gatekeeper: true
+  processed: '/nsm/strelka/processed'
 response:
   report: 5s
 delta: 5s
-staging: '/nsm/strelka/processed'
+staging: '/nsm/strelka/staging'
diff --git a/salt/strelka/init.sls b/salt/strelka/init.sls
index 91226701d..3d916aa93 100644
--- a/salt/strelka/init.sls
+++ b/salt/strelka/init.sls
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ strelkaprocessed:
     - group: 939
     - makedirs: True
 
+strelkastaging:
+   file.directory:
+    - name: /nsm/strelka/staging
+    - user: 939
+    - group: 939
+    - makedirs: True
+
 strelkaunprocessed:
    file.directory:
     - name: /nsm/strelka/unprocessed
@@ -213,4 +220,4 @@ strelka_zeek_extracted_sync:
   test.fail_without_changes:
     - name: {{sls}}_state_not_allowed
 
-{% endif %}
\ No newline at end of file
+{% endif %}