diff --git a/salt/global/soc_global.yaml b/salt/global/soc_global.yaml
index 33abbf690..c15f3eb98 100644
--- a/salt/global/soc_global.yaml
+++ b/salt/global/soc_global.yaml
@@ -11,18 +11,14 @@ global:
     regexFailureMessage: You must enter a valid IP address or CIDR.
   mdengine:
     description: Which engine to use for meta data generation. Options are ZEEK and SURICATA.
-    regex: ^(ZEEK|SURICATA)$
     options:
       - ZEEK
       - SURICATA
-    regexFailureMessage: You must enter either ZEEK or SURICATA.
     global: True
   pcapengine:
     description: Which engine to use for generating pcap. Currently only SURICATA is supported.
-    regex: ^(SURICATA)$
     options:
       - SURICATA
-    regexFailureMessage: You must enter either SURICATA.
     global: True
   ids:
     description: Which IDS engine to use. Currently only Suricata is supported.
@@ -42,11 +38,9 @@ global:
     advanced: True
   pipeline:
     description: Sets which pipeline technology for events to use. The use of Kafka requires a Security Onion Pro license.
-    regex: ^(REDIS|KAFKA)$
     options:
       - REDIS
       - KAFKA
-    regexFailureMessage: You must enter either REDIS or KAFKA.
     global: True
     advanced: True
   repo_host:
diff --git a/salt/influxdb/soc_influxdb.yaml b/salt/influxdb/soc_influxdb.yaml
index 3dbf0875b..2b6bffe49 100644
--- a/salt/influxdb/soc_influxdb.yaml
+++ b/salt/influxdb/soc_influxdb.yaml
@@ -85,7 +85,10 @@ influxdb:
       description: The log level to use for outputting log statements. Allowed values are debug, info, or error.
       global: True
       advanced: false
-      regex: ^(info|debug|error)$
+      options:
+      - info
+      - debug
+      - error
       helpLink: influxdb
     metrics-disabled:
       description: If true, the HTTP endpoint that exposes internal InfluxDB metrics will be inaccessible.
@@ -140,7 +143,9 @@ influxdb:
       description: Determines the type of storage used for secrets. Allowed values are bolt or vault.
       global: True
       advanced: True
-      regex: ^(bolt|vault)$
+      options:
+      - bolt
+      - vault
       helpLink: influxdb
     session-length:
       description: Number of minutes that a user login session can remain authenticated. 
@@ -260,7 +265,9 @@ influxdb:
       description: The type of data store to use for HTTP resources. Allowed values are disk or memory. Memory should not be used for production Security Onion installations.
       global: True
       advanced: True
-      regex: ^(disk|memory)$
+      options:
+      - disk
+      - memory
       helpLink: influxdb
     tls-cert: 
       description: The container path to the certificate to use for TLS encryption of the HTTP requests and responses.
diff --git a/salt/kafka/soc_kafka.yaml b/salt/kafka/soc_kafka.yaml
index b8d0c7c32..85469b8a4 100644
--- a/salt/kafka/soc_kafka.yaml
+++ b/salt/kafka/soc_kafka.yaml
@@ -128,10 +128,13 @@ kafka:
         title: ssl.keystore.password
         sensitive: True
         helpLink: kafka
-      ssl_x_keystore_x_type: 
+      ssl_x_keystore_x_type:
         description: The key store file format.
         title: ssl.keystore.type
-        regex: ^(JKS|PKCS12|PEM)$
+        options:
+        - JKS
+        - PKCS12
+        - PEM
         helpLink: kafka
       ssl_x_truststore_x_location:
         description: The trust store file location within the Docker container.
@@ -160,7 +163,11 @@ kafka:
       security_x_protocol:
         description: 'Broker communication protocol. Options are: SASL_SSL, PLAINTEXT, SSL, SASL_PLAINTEXT'
         title: security.protocol
-        regex: ^(SASL_SSL|PLAINTEXT|SSL|SASL_PLAINTEXT)
+        options:
+        - SASL_SSL
+        - PLAINTEXT
+        - SSL
+        - SASL_PLAINTEXT
         helpLink: kafka
       ssl_x_keystore_x_location:
         description: The key store file location within the Docker container.
@@ -174,7 +181,10 @@ kafka:
       ssl_x_keystore_x_type:
         description: The key store file format.
         title: ssl.keystore.type
-        regex: ^(JKS|PKCS12|PEM)$
+        options:
+        - JKS
+        - PKCS12
+        - PEM
         helpLink: kafka
       ssl_x_truststore_x_location:
         description: The trust store file location within the Docker container.
diff --git a/salt/kratos/soc_kratos.yaml b/salt/kratos/soc_kratos.yaml
index 1cd2728c8..07359bcab 100644
--- a/salt/kratos/soc_kratos.yaml
+++ b/salt/kratos/soc_kratos.yaml
@@ -21,8 +21,12 @@ kratos:
         description: "Specify the provider type. Required. Valid values are: auth0, generic, github, google, microsoft"
         global: True
         forcedType: string
-        regex: "auth0|generic|github|google|microsoft"
-        regexFailureMessage: "Valid values are: auth0, generic, github, google, microsoft"
+        options:
+        - auth0
+        - generic
+        - github
+        - google
+        - microsoft
         helpLink: oidc
       client_id: 
         description: Specify the client ID, also referenced as the application ID. Required.
@@ -43,8 +47,9 @@ kratos:
         description: The source of the subject identifier. Typically 'userinfo'. Only used when provider is 'microsoft'.
         global: True
         forcedType: string
-        regex: me|userinfo
-        regexFailureMessage: "Valid values are: me, userinfo"
+        options:
+        - me
+        - userinfo
         helpLink: oidc
       auth_url: 
         description: Provider's auth URL. Required when provider is 'generic'.
diff --git a/salt/suricata/soc_suricata.yaml b/salt/suricata/soc_suricata.yaml
index c85b876a9..ce6b7d008 100644
--- a/salt/suricata/soc_suricata.yaml
+++ b/salt/suricata/soc_suricata.yaml
@@ -64,8 +64,10 @@ suricata:
       helpLink: suricata
     conditional: 
       description: Set to "all" to record PCAP for all flows. Set to "alerts" to only record PCAP for Suricata alerts. Set to "tag" to only record PCAP for tagged rules.
-      regex: ^(all|alerts|tag)$
-      regexFailureMessage: You must enter either all, alert or tag.
+      options:
+      - all
+      - alerts
+      - tag
       helpLink: suricata
     dir:
       description: Parent directory to store PCAP.
@@ -83,7 +85,9 @@ suricata:
         advanced: True
       cluster-type:
         advanced: True
-        regex: ^(cluster_flow|cluster_qm)$
+        options:
+        - cluster_flow
+        - cluster_qm
       defrag:
         description: Enable defragmentation of IP packets before processing.
         forcedType: bool