diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2135066ad..4da7ca79e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## Hybrid Hunter 1.0.8
+## Hybrid Hunter 1.0.8 
 
 ### Changes:
 
@@ -11,19 +11,6 @@
 - The setup script will now tell you if it was successful
 - Added Grafana plugin Pie Chart
 - The Hive Docker moved to Centos 7 based container
-=======
-- Suricata 4.1.3
-- Updated Influxdb to 1.7.5
-- Updated Telegraf to 1.10.1
-- Grafana is now 6.0.2
-- Added support for TheHive! To enable, please see https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion-saltstack/wiki/The-Hive
-- You are now forced to select interfaces during setup. If you skipped this test the install was not happy [#26](https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion-saltstack/issues/26)
-- Reduced the RAM usage for ES in Eval mode [#25](https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion-saltstack/issues/26)
-- Eval Mode setup is now choose your own adventure style
-- Fresh dockers for all the things to bring everything to 1.0.7
-- New utility docker called SOctopus
-- New html landing page now in dark mode
-
 
 ### Notes:
 - Attempting to send a Bro event to The Hive that does not contain a source and destination IP (ex. Bro files, or X509) will result in an exception - a fix for this will be implemented in the next release.
diff --git a/salt/common/init.sls b/salt/common/init.sls
index 15ba20e83..b582deda2 100644
--- a/salt/common/init.sls
+++ b/salt/common/init.sls
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ sensorpkgs:
     - skip_suggestions: False
     - pkgs:
       - docker-ce
+      - wget
       {% if grains['os'] != 'CentOS' %}
       - python-docker
       - python-m2crypto
diff --git a/salt/hive/init.sls b/salt/hive/init.sls
index 0fff5f488..9bdb2c35d 100644
--- a/salt/hive/init.sls
+++ b/salt/hive/init.sls
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{% set MASTERIP = salt['pillar.get']('master:mainip', '') %}
 hiveconfdir:
   file.directory:
     - name: /opt/so/conf/hive/etc
@@ -80,13 +81,15 @@ so-thehive-es:
 
 so-thehiveimage:
  cmd.run:
-   - name: docker pull --disable-content-trust=false soshybridhunter/so-thehive:HH1.0.7
+   - name: docker pull --disable-content-trust=false soshybridhunter/so-thehive:HH1.0.8
 
 so-thehive:
   docker_container.running:
     - require:
       - so-thehiveimage
-    - image: soshybridhunter/so-thehive:HH1.0.7
+    - image: soshybridhunter/so-thehive:HH1.0.8
+    - environment:
+      - ELASTICSEARCH_HOST={{ MASTERIP }}
     - hostname: so-thehive
     - name: so-thehive
     - user: 939
diff --git a/salt/hive/thehive/scripts/hive_init.sh b/salt/hive/thehive/scripts/hive_init.sh
index cb901e36b..4e121e078 100755
--- a/salt/hive/thehive/scripts/hive_init.sh
+++ b/salt/hive/thehive/scripts/hive_init.sh
@@ -33,5 +33,14 @@ hive_init(){
 if [ -f /opt/so/state/thehive.txt ]; then
     exit 0
 else
+    rm -f garbage_file
+    while ! wget -O garbage_file {{MASTERIP}}:9500 2>/dev/null
+    do
+      echo "Waiting for Elasticsearch..."
+      rm -f garbage_file
+      sleep 1
+    done
+    rm -f garbage_file
+    sleep 5
     hive_init
 fi