diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-common b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-common
index a71d67f814..8d4d9f8abf 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-common
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-common
@@ -179,6 +179,21 @@ copy_new_files() {
   cd /tmp
 }
 
+create_local_directories() {
+	echo "Creating local pillar and salt directories if needed"
+	PILLARSALTDIR=$1
+	local_salt_dir="/opt/so/saltstack/local"
+	for i in "pillar" "salt"; do
+		for d in $(find $PILLARSALTDIR/$i -type d); do
+			suffixdir=${d//$PILLARSALTDIR/}
+			if [ ! -d "$local_salt_dir/$suffixdir" ]; then
+				mkdir -pv $local_salt_dir$suffixdir
+			fi
+		done
+		chown -R socore:socore $local_salt_dir/$i
+	done
+}
+
 disable_fastestmirror() {
 	sed -i 's/enabled=1/enabled=0/' /etc/yum/pluginconf.d/fastestmirror.conf
 }
diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index aaa703ba9f..5a8f707717 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -1026,6 +1026,7 @@ main() {
       backup_old_states_pillars
     fi
     copy_new_files
+    create_local_directories "/opt/so/saltstack/default"
     apply_hotfix
     echo "Hotfix applied"
     update_version
@@ -1092,6 +1093,7 @@ main() {
     echo "Copying new Security Onion code from $UPDATE_DIR to $DEFAULT_SALT_DIR."
     copy_new_files
     echo ""
+    create_local_directories "/opt/so/saltstack/default"
     update_version
 
     echo ""
diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index 3cdaee9caf..d91161203f 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -762,21 +762,6 @@ copy_salt_master_config() {
 	logCmd "systemctl restart salt-master"
 }
 
-create_local_directories() {
-	info "Creating local pillar and salt directories"
-	PILLARSALTDIR=${SCRIPTDIR::-5}
-	for i in "pillar" "salt"; do
-		for d in $(find $PILLARSALTDIR/$i -type d); do
-			suffixdir=${d//$PILLARSALTDIR/}
-			if [ ! -d "$local_salt_dir/$suffixdir" ]; then
-				logCmd "mkdir -pv $local_salt_dir$suffixdir"
-			fi
-		done
-		logCmd "chown -R socore:socore $local_salt_dir/$i"
-	done
-
-}
-
 create_local_nids_rules() {
 	title "Create a local.rules file so it doesn't get removed on updates"
 	logCmd "mkdir -p /opt/so/saltstack/local/salt/idstools"
diff --git a/setup/so-setup b/setup/so-setup
index cb535469be..0387da0deb 100755
--- a/setup/so-setup
+++ b/setup/so-setup
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ if ! [[ -f $install_opt_file ]]; then
 		# Add the socore user
 		add_socore_user_manager
 		
-		create_local_directories
+		create_local_directories ${SCRIPTDIR::-5}
 		setup_salt_master_dirs
 		create_manager_pillars