diff --git a/prometheus/alertmanager.sls b/prometheus/alertmanager.sls
index 206cdf7..0a9625f 100644
--- a/prometheus/alertmanager.sls
+++ b/prometheus/alertmanager.sls
@@ -13,11 +13,9 @@ alertmanager_tarball:
     - if_missing: {{ version_path }}
 
 alertmanager_bin_link:
-  alternatives.install:
-    - name: alertmanager
-    - link: /usr/bin/alertmanager
-    - path: {{ version_path }}/alertmanager
-    - priority: 10
+  file.symlink:
+    - name: /usr/bin/alertmanager
+    - target: {{ version_path }}/alertmanager
     - require:
       - archive: alertmanager_tarball
 
diff --git a/prometheus/exporters/node.sls b/prometheus/exporters/node.sls
index c317492..75f3116 100644
--- a/prometheus/exporters/node.sls
+++ b/prometheus/exporters/node.sls
@@ -13,11 +13,9 @@ node_exporter_tarball:
     - if_missing: {{ version_path }}
 
 node_exporter_bin_link:
-  alternatives.install:
-    - name: node_exporter
-    - link: /usr/bin/node_exporter
-    - path: {{ version_path }}/node_exporter
-    - priority: 10
+  file.symlink:
+    - name: /usr/bin/node_exporter
+    - target: {{ version_path }}/node_exporter
     - require:
       - archive: node_exporter_tarball