diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-repo-sync b/salt/manager/files/so-repo-sync
similarity index 83%
rename from salt/common/tools/sbin/so-repo-sync
rename to salt/manager/files/so-repo-sync
index 3d98ecc89..e9e110446 100644
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-repo-sync
+++ b/salt/manager/files/so-repo-sync
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@
 NOROOT=1
 . /usr/sbin/so-common
 
-if [ ! -f /root/repodownload.conf ]; then
-    echo "This script should only run on the manager."
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 set_version
 set_os
 salt_minion_count
diff --git a/salt/manager/init.sls b/salt/manager/init.sls
index 69911651a..fe26ddebc 100644
--- a/salt/manager/init.sls
+++ b/salt/manager/init.sls
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ repo_dir:
       - user
       - group
 
+repo_sync_script:
+  file.managed:
+    - name: /usr/sbin/so-repo-sync
+    - source: salt://manager/files/so-repo-sync
+    - user: root
+    - group: root
+    - mode: 755
+
 reposync_cron:
   {% if MANAGERMERGED.reposync.enabled %}
   cron.present: