diff --git a/scripts/callbacks/syslog/suricata.lua b/scripts/callbacks/syslog/suricata.lua
index 0dbd63ebe1..d41243490d 100644
--- a/scripts/callbacks/syslog/suricata.lua
+++ b/scripts/callbacks/syslog/suricata.lua
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ require "lua_utils"
 require "alert_utils"
 local json = require ("dkjson")
 local alerts_api = require("alerts_api")
-local check_modules = require("check_modules")
 local alert_consts = require("alert_consts")
 
 local syslog_module = {
diff --git a/scripts/lua/modules/user_scripts.lua b/scripts/lua/modules/user_scripts.lua
index 07ed9e1eb8..3e232b6e99 100644
--- a/scripts/lua/modules/user_scripts.lua
+++ b/scripts/lua/modules/user_scripts.lua
@@ -68,8 +68,15 @@ local benchmarks = {}
 
 function user_scripts.getSubdirectoryPath(script_type, subdir, is_pro)
   local prefix = ternary(is_pro, PRO_CALLBACKS_DIR, CALLBACKS_DIR)
+  local path
+  
+  if not isEmptyString(subdir) and subdir ~= "." then
+    path = string.format("%s/%s/%s", prefix, script_type.parent_dir, subdir)
+  else
+    path = string.format("%s/%s", prefix, script_type.parent_dir)
+  end
 
-  return os_utils.fixPath(string.format("%s/%s/%s", prefix, script_type.parent_dir, subdir))
+  return os_utils.fixPath(path)
 end
 
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