diff --git a/salt/strelka/compile_yara.py b/salt/strelka/compile_yara.py
deleted file mode 100644
index dc77980d2..000000000
--- a/salt/strelka/compile_yara.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright Security Onion Solutions LLC and/or licensed to Security Onion Solutions LLC under one
-# or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License 2.0 as shown at
-# https://securityonion.net/license; you may not use this file except in compliance with the
-# Elastic License 2.0.
-
-import os
-import yara
-import glob
-import json
-from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
-
-def check_syntax(rule_file):
-    try:
-        # Testing if compilation throws a syntax error, don't save the result
-        yara.compile(filepath=rule_file)
-        return (True, rule_file, None)
-    except yara.SyntaxError as e:
-        # Return the error message for logging purposes
-        return (False, rule_file, str(e))
-
-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" ]
-    rule_files = glob.glob(os.path.join(rules_dir, '**/*.yar'), recursive=True)
-    files_to_compile = {}
-    removed_count = 0
-    success_count = 0
-    
-    # Use ThreadPoolExecutor to parallelize syntax checks
-    with ThreadPoolExecutor() as executor:
-        results = executor.map(check_syntax, rule_files)
-    
-    # Collect yara files and prepare for batch compilation
-    for success, rule_file, error_message in results:
-        if success:
-            files_to_compile[os.path.basename(rule_file)] = rule_file
-            success_count += 1
-        else:
-            # Extract just the UUID from the rule file name
-            rule_id = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(rule_file))[0]
-            log_entry = {
-                "event_module": "soc",
-                "event_dataset": "soc.detections",
-                "log.level": "error",
-                "error_message": error_message,
-                "error_analysis": "Syntax Error",
-                "detection_type": "YARA",
-                "rule_uuid": rule_id,
-                "error_type": "runtime_status"
-            }
-            with open('/opt/sensoroni/logs/detections_runtime-status_yara.log', 'a') as log_file:
-                json.dump(log_entry, log_file)
-                log_file.write('\n')  # Ensure new entries start on new lines
-            os.remove(rule_file)
-            removed_count += 1
-
-    # 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}")
-
-    # Print summary of compilation results
-    print(f"Summary: {success_count} rules compiled successfully, {removed_count} rules removed due to errors.")
-
-compile_yara_rules("/opt/sensoroni/yara/rules/")
diff --git a/salt/strelka/compile_yara/compile_yara.py b/salt/strelka/compile_yara/compile_yara.py
index ece3c6a9e..dc77980d2 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")
+    compiled_rules_path = [ os.path.join(compiled_dir, "rules.compiled"), "/opt/so/saltstack/default/salt/strelka/rules/compiled/rules.compiled" ]
     rule_files = glob.glob(os.path.join(rules_dir, '**/*.yar'), recursive=True)
     files_to_compile = {}
     removed_count = 0
@@ -57,10 +57,11 @@ 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)
-        compiled_rules.save(compiled_rules_path)
-        print(f"All remaining rules compiled and saved into {compiled_rules_path}")
+        for path in compiled_rules_path:
+          compiled_rules.save(path)
+          print(f"All remaining rules compiled and saved into {path}")
 
     # Print summary of compilation results
     print(f"Summary: {success_count} rules compiled successfully, {removed_count} rules removed due to errors.")
 
-compile_yara_rules("/opt/sensoroni/yara/rules/")
\ No newline at end of file
+compile_yara_rules("/opt/sensoroni/yara/rules/")