diff --git a/salt/_modules/mysql.py b/salt/_modules/mysql.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f4e35ae76..000000000
--- a/salt/_modules/mysql.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-#!py
-
-from MySQLdb import _mysql
-import logging
-import time
-
-log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-def status(retry):
-    mainint = __salt__['pillar.get']('sensor:mainint', __salt__['pillar.get']('manager:mainint'))
-    mainip = __salt__['grains.get']('ip_interfaces').get(mainint)[0]
-    
-    mysql_up = False
-    for i in range(0, retry):
-        log.debug(f'Connection attempt {i+1}')
-        try:
-            _mysql.connect(
-                host=mainip,
-                user="root",
-                passwd=__salt__['pillar.get']('secrets:mysql')
-            )
-            mysql_up = True
-            break
-        except _mysql.OperationalError as e:
-            log.debug(e)
-        except Exception as e:
-            log.error(e)
-            break
-        time.sleep(1)
-    
-    if not mysql_up:
-        log.error(f'Could not connect to MySQL server on {mainip} after {retry} attempts.')
-
-    return mysql_up
diff --git a/salt/_modules/so.py b/salt/_modules/so.py
index 50c29902f..43ffac250 100644
--- a/salt/_modules/so.py
+++ b/salt/_modules/so.py
@@ -1,4 +1,38 @@
 #!py
 
+import logging
+
 def status():
-  return __salt__['cmd.run']('/usr/sbin/so-status')
\ No newline at end of file
+  return __salt__['cmd.run']('/usr/sbin/so-status')
+
+
+def mysql_conn(retry):
+  from MySQLdb import _mysql
+  import time
+
+  log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+  mainint = __salt__['pillar.get']('sensor:mainint', __salt__['pillar.get']('manager:mainint'))
+  mainip = __salt__['grains.get']('ip_interfaces').get(mainint)[0]
+
+  mysql_up = False
+  for i in range(0, retry):
+      log.debug(f'Connection attempt {i+1}')
+      try:
+          _mysql.connect(
+              host=mainip,
+              user="root",
+              passwd=__salt__['pillar.get']('secrets:mysql')
+          )
+          mysql_up = True
+          break
+      except _mysql.OperationalError as e:
+          log.debug(e)
+      except Exception as e:
+          log.error(e)
+          break
+      time.sleep(1)
+
+  if not mysql_up:
+      log.error(f'Could not connect to MySQL server on {mainip} after {retry} attempts.')
+
+  return mysql_up
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/salt/mysql/init.sls b/salt/mysql/init.sls
index e1f37f29c..121e689f8 100644
--- a/salt/mysql/init.sls
+++ b/salt/mysql/init.sls
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ so-mysql:
     - onchanges:
       - docker_container: so-mysql
   module.run:
-    - mysql.status:
+    - so.mysql_conn:
       - retry: 900
     - onchanges:
       - cmd: so-mysql