diff --git a/ssf/defaults.yaml b/ssf/defaults.yaml
index c9230953..9cbdebcb 100644
--- a/ssf/defaults.yaml
+++ b/ssf/defaults.yaml
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ ssf_node_anchors:
             #       An alternative method could be to use:
             #       `git describe --abbrev=0 --tags`
             # yamllint disable rule:line-length rule:quoted-strings
-            title: "chore(shellcheck): switch hook for '`'shellcheck'`' [skip ci]"
-            body: '* Automated using https://github.com/myii/ssf-formula/pull/295'
+            title: "chore(rubocop): allow use of '`'YAML.load'`' for '`'_mapdata.rb'`' [skip ci]"
+            body: '* Automated using https://github.com/myii/ssf-formula/pull/296'
             # yamllint enable rule:line-length rule:quoted-strings
           github:
             owner: 'saltstack-formulas'
@@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ ssf_node_anchors:
                 - describe
               Default: 25
               Max: 30
+            Security/YAMLLoad:
+              Exclude:
+                - 'test/integration/**/_mapdata.rb'
         salt_lint: {}
         script_kitchen:
           bin: 'bin/kitchen'
diff --git a/ssf/files/default/.rubocop.yml b/ssf/files/default/.rubocop.yml
index f63468a4..904a2507 100644
--- a/ssf/files/default/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/ssf/files/default/.rubocop.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@
     {%- endfor %}
   # Increase from default of `{{ rbcp_MBL.Default }}`
   Max: {{ rbcp_MBL.Max }}
+{%- set SYL = 'Security/YAMLLoad' %}
+{{ SYL }}:
+  {%- set rbcp_SYL = rubocop.Cops.get(SYL) %}
+  Exclude:
+    {%- for path in rbcp_SYL.Exclude %}
+    - {{ path }}
+    {%- endfor %}
 
 {%- if rubocop.AllCops %}
 
@@ -36,7 +43,7 @@ AllCops:
 {%- endif %}
 
 # Any offenses that should be fixed, e.g. collected via. `rubocop --auto-gen-config`
-{%- for cop, config in rubocop.Cops.items() if cop not in [LLL, MBL] %}
+{%- for cop, config in rubocop.Cops.items() if cop not in [LLL, MBL, SYL] %}
 {{ cop }}:
   {#- This is purposefully simplistic for the time being,
       until (if ever) more advanced configuration is necessary #}
diff --git a/ssf/files/default/inspec/controls/_mapdata.rb b/ssf/files/default/inspec/controls/_mapdata.rb
index e95298cc..d0e4a4dc 100644
--- a/ssf/files/default/inspec/controls/_mapdata.rb
+++ b/ssf/files/default/inspec/controls/_mapdata.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   mapdata_file_path = "_mapdata/#{platform_finger}.yaml"
   # Load the mapdata from profile, into a YAML structure
   # https://docs.chef.io/inspec/profiles/#profile-files
-  mapdata_file_yaml = YAML.safe_load(inspec.profile.file(mapdata_file_path))
+  mapdata_file_yaml = YAML.load(inspec.profile.file(mapdata_file_path))
   # Dump the YAML back into a string for comparison
   mapdata_file_dump = YAML.dump(mapdata_file_yaml)