diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index 3f48cbd78..142bb070f 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -1637,12 +1637,13 @@ manager_pillar() {
 	printf '%s\n'\
 		"  kratoskey: '$KRATOSKEY'"\
 		"" >> "$pillar_file"
-
+        printf '%s\n'\
+			"soc:"\
+			"  es_index_patterns: '*:so-*,*:endgame-*'"\
+                	"" >> "$pillar_file"
         if [[ -n $ENDGAMEHOST ]]; then
         	printf '%s\n'\
-			"soc:"\
                 	"  endgamehost: '$ENDGAMEHOST'"\
-			"  es_index_patterns: '*:so-*,*:endgame-*'"\
                 	"" >> "$pillar_file"
 	fi
 }