diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index b383de6c9..fef58acd1 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -1245,7 +1245,9 @@ manager_global() {
 		"  time_file: 1"\
 		"  upload_queue_size: 4"\
 		"  encoding: gzip"\
-		"  interval: 5" >> "$global_pillar"
+		"  interval: 5"\
+	        "backup:"\
+	        "  -\"/opt/so/saltstack/local/\""\ >> "$global_pillar"
 		
 	printf '%s\n'  '----' >> "$setup_log" 2>&1
 }