diff --git a/salt/elasticfleet/enabled.sls b/salt/elasticfleet/enabled.sls
index 166cb9719..60cf27deb 100644
--- a/salt/elasticfleet/enabled.sls
+++ b/salt/elasticfleet/enabled.sls
@@ -101,6 +101,17 @@ so-elastic-fleet:
       - file: trusttheca
       - x509: etc_elasticfleet_key
       - x509: etc_elasticfleet_crt
+
+wait_for_so-elastic-fleet:
+  http.wait_for_successful_query:
+    - name: "https://localhost:8220/api/status"
+    - ssl: True
+    - verify_ssl: False
+    - status: 200
+    - wait_for: 300
+    - request_interval: 15
+    - require:
+      - docker_container: so-elastic-fleet
 {%   endif %}
 
 delete_so-elastic-fleet_so-status.disabled:
diff --git a/salt/elasticfleet/manager.sls b/salt/elasticfleet/manager.sls
index 04430d496..a0aa83460 100644
--- a/salt/elasticfleet/manager.sls
+++ b/salt/elasticfleet/manager.sls
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 include:
   - elasticfleet.config
+  - kibana.healthcheck
 
 # If enabled, automatically update Fleet Logstash Outputs
 {% if ELASTICFLEETMERGED.config.server.enable_auto_configuration %}
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ so-elastic-fleet-auto-configure-logstash-outputs:
     - retry:
         attempts: 4
         interval: 30
+    - require:
+      - http: wait_for_so-kibana
 {%   endif %}
 
 # If enabled, automatically update Fleet Server URLs & ES Connection
@@ -28,6 +31,8 @@ so-elastic-fleet-auto-configure-server-urls:
     - retry:
         attempts: 4
         interval: 30
+    - require:
+      - http: wait_for_so-kibana
 {% endif %}
 
 # Automatically update Fleet Server Elasticsearch URLs & Agent Artifact URLs
@@ -37,6 +42,8 @@ so-elastic-fleet-auto-configure-elasticsearch-urls:
     - retry:
         attempts: 4
         interval: 30
+    - require:
+      - http: wait_for_so-kibana
 
 so-elastic-fleet-auto-configure-artifact-urls:
   cmd.run:
@@ -44,6 +51,8 @@ so-elastic-fleet-auto-configure-artifact-urls:
     - retry:
         attempts: 4
         interval: 30
+    - require:
+      - http: wait_for_so-kibana
 
 so-elastic-fleet-package-statefile:
   file.managed:
@@ -56,6 +65,8 @@ so-elastic-fleet-package-upgrade:
     - retry:
         attempts: 3
         interval: 30
+    - require:
+      - http: wait_for_so-kibana
     - onchanges:
       - file: /opt/so/state/elastic_fleet_packages.txt
 
@@ -65,6 +76,8 @@ so-elastic-fleet-integrations:
     - retry:
         attempts: 3
         interval: 10
+    - require:
+      - http: wait_for_so-kibana
 
 so-elastic-agent-grid-upgrade:
   cmd.run:
@@ -72,6 +85,8 @@ so-elastic-agent-grid-upgrade:
     - retry:
         attempts: 12
         interval: 5
+    - require:
+      - http: wait_for_so-kibana
 
 so-elastic-fleet-integration-upgrade:
   cmd.run:
@@ -79,16 +94,22 @@ so-elastic-fleet-integration-upgrade:
     - retry:
         attempts: 3
         interval: 10
+    - require:
+      - http: wait_for_so-kibana
 
 {# Optional integrations script doesn't need the retries like so-elastic-fleet-integration-upgrade which loads the default integrations #}
 so-elastic-fleet-addon-integrations:
   cmd.run:
     - name: /usr/sbin/so-elastic-fleet-optional-integrations-load
+    - require:
+      - http: wait_for_so-kibana
 
 {% if ELASTICFLEETMERGED.config.defend_filters.enable_auto_configuration %}
 so-elastic-defend-manage-filters-file-watch:
   cmd.run:
     - name: python3 /sbin/so-elastic-defend-manage-filters.py -c /opt/so/conf/elasticsearch/curl.config -d /opt/so/conf/elastic-fleet/defend-exclusions/disabled-filters.yaml -i /nsm/securityonion-resources/event_filters/ -i /opt/so/conf/elastic-fleet/defend-exclusions/rulesets/custom-filters/ &>> /opt/so/log/elasticfleet/elastic-defend-manage-filters.log
+    - require:
+      - http: wait_for_so-kibana
     - onchanges:
       - file: elasticdefendcustom
       - file: elasticdefenddisabled
diff --git a/salt/elasticfleet/tools/sbin/so-elastic-fleet-integration-policy-load b/salt/elasticfleet/tools/sbin/so-elastic-fleet-integration-policy-load
index e548c7f86..81a3c74be 100644
--- a/salt/elasticfleet/tools/sbin/so-elastic-fleet-integration-policy-load
+++ b/salt/elasticfleet/tools/sbin/so-elastic-fleet-integration-policy-load
@@ -108,9 +108,12 @@ if [ ! -f /opt/so/state/eaintegrations.txt ]; then
   done
 
   # Only create the state file if all policies were created/updated successfully
-  if [[ "$RETURN_CODE" != "1" ]]; then
+  if [[ $RETURN_CODE -eq 0 ]]; then
     touch /opt/so/state/eaintegrations.txt
+  else
+    exit 1
   fi
 else
-  exit $RETURN_CODE
+  echo "Fleet integration policies already loaded."
+  exit 0
 fi
diff --git a/salt/kibana/enabled.sls b/salt/kibana/enabled.sls
index 04f44e508..4bb5fef9c 100644
--- a/salt/kibana/enabled.sls
+++ b/salt/kibana/enabled.sls
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 include:
   - kibana.config
+  - kibana.healthcheck
   - kibana.sostatus
 
 # Start the kibana docker
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@ so-kibana:
     {% endif %}
     - watch:
       - file: kibanaconfig
+    - require_in:
+      - http: wait_for_so-kibana
 
 delete_so-kibana_so-status.disabled:
   file.uncomment:
diff --git a/salt/kibana/healthcheck.sls b/salt/kibana/healthcheck.sls
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f209c3964
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/kibana/healthcheck.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Copyright Security Onion Solutions LLC and/or licensed to Security Onion Solutions LLC under one
+# or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License 2.0 as shown at
+# https://securityonion.net/license; you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+# Elastic License 2.0.
+
+{% from 'allowed_states.map.jinja' import allowed_states %}
+{% if sls.split('.')[0] in allowed_states %}
+{%   from 'elasticsearch/config.map.jinja' import ELASTICSEARCHMERGED %}
+
+wait_for_so-kibana:
+  http.wait_for_successful_query:
+    - name: "https://localhost:5601/api/status"
+    - username: 'so_elastic'
+    - password: '{{ ELASTICSEARCHMERGED.auth.users.so_elastic_user.pass }}'
+    - ssl: True
+    - verify_ssl: False
+    - status: 200
+    - wait_for: 300
+    - request_interval: 15
+
+{% else %}
+
+{{sls}}_state_not_allowed:
+  test.fail_without_changes:
+    - name: {{sls}}_state_not_allowed
+
+{% endif %}