diff --git a/pillar/common/init.sls b/pillar/common/init.sls
index 089a8ca..0081d9b 100644
--- a/pillar/common/init.sls
+++ b/pillar/common/init.sls
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ zypper:
     htop: {}
     less: {}
     lsof: {}
+    moreutils: {}
     {%- if virtual == 'kvm' %}
     qemu-guest-agent: {}
     {%- endif %}
diff --git a/pillar/common/monitoring/node_exporter.sls b/pillar/common/monitoring/node_exporter.sls
index bc12dd2..7c6b607 100644
--- a/pillar/common/monitoring/node_exporter.sls
+++ b/pillar/common/monitoring/node_exporter.sls
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ prometheus:
               )$'"
             collector.netdev.device-exclude: "'^d-o?s-[a-z]+$'"
             collector.zfs: false
+            collector.textfile.directory: /var/spool/prometheus
             collector.thermal_zone: false
             collector.powersupplyclass: false
diff --git a/salt/profile/monitoring/prometheus/textfiles.sls b/salt/profile/monitoring/prometheus/textfiles.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c577442
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/profile/monitoring/prometheus/textfiles.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/var/spool/prometheus:
+  file.directory
diff --git a/salt/role/base.sls b/salt/role/base.sls
index 9935c15..d51f690 100644
--- a/salt/role/base.sls
+++ b/salt/role/base.sls
@@ -37,4 +37,5 @@ include:
   - profile.sysctl
   - profile.motd
   - profile.dehydrated.target
+  - profile.monitoring.prometheus.textfiles
   - prometheus.config