diff --git a/salt/manager/init.sls b/salt/manager/init.sls
index c4fb48b6b..44b7a662b 100644
--- a/salt/manager/init.sls
+++ b/salt/manager/init.sls
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ rules_dir:
     - name: /nsm/rules/yara
     - user: socore
     - group: socore
+    - makedirs: True
 
 {%   if GLOBALS.airgap %}
 remove_strelka-yara-download: