diff --git a/salt/salt/cloud/cloud.profiles.d/socloud.conf.jinja b/salt/salt/cloud/cloud.profiles.d/socloud.conf.jinja
index 00b1a76c1..128dc9fc6 100644
--- a/salt/salt/cloud/cloud.profiles.d/socloud.conf.jinja
+++ b/salt/salt/cloud/cloud.profiles.d/socloud.conf.jinja
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ sool9-{{host}}:
   grains:
     hypervisor_host: {{host ~ "_" ~ role}}
   preflight_cmds:
+    - |
+      tee -a /etc/hosts <<< "{{ MANAGERIP }}    {{ MANAGERHOSTNAME }}"
     - |
       timeout 600 bash -c 'trap "echo \"Preflight Check: Failed to establish repo connectivity\"; exit 1" TERM; \
         while ! dnf makecache --repoid=securityonion >/dev/null 2>&1; do echo "Preflight Check: Waiting for repo connectivity..."; \
diff --git a/salt/salt/cloud/init.sls b/salt/salt/cloud/init.sls
index 114133204..c2d885e3c 100644
--- a/salt/salt/cloud/init.sls
+++ b/salt/salt/cloud/init.sls
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ cloud_profiles:
     - source: salt://salt/cloud/cloud.profiles.d/socloud.conf.jinja
     - defaults:
         HYPERVISORS: {{HYPERVISORS}}
+        MANAGERHOSTNAME: {{ grains.host }}
+        MANAGERIP: {{ pillar.host.mainip }}
     - template: jinja
 
 {%       for role, hosts in HYPERVISORS.items() %}