diff --git a/salt/salt/map.jinja b/salt/salt/map.jinja
index 1ff13f040..cb24cc85e 100644
--- a/salt/salt/map.jinja
+++ b/salt/salt/map.jinja
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 
 {% if grains.os == 'Ubuntu' %}
   {% set SPLITCHAR = '+' %}
-  {% set SALTNOTHELD = salt['cmd.run']('apt-mark showhold | grep salt-* ; echo $?', python_shell=True) %}
+  {% set SALTNOTHELD = salt['cmd.run']('apt-mark showhold | grep -q salt ; echo $?', python_shell=True) %}
 {% else %}
   {% set SPLITCHAR = '-' %}
-  {% set SALTNOTHELD = salt['cmd.run']('yum versionlock list | grep salt-* ; echo $?', python_shell=True) %}
+  {% set SALTNOTHELD = salt['cmd.run']('yum versionlock list | grep -q salt ; echo $?', python_shell=True) %}
 {% endif %}
 
 {% set INSTALLEDSALTVERSION = salt['pkg.version']('salt-minion').split(SPLITCHAR)[0] %}
diff --git a/salt/salt/minion.sls b/salt/salt/minion.sls
index 5145da34b..633e1496d 100644
--- a/salt/salt/minion.sls
+++ b/salt/salt/minion.sls
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ include:
 
 {% if INSTALLEDSALTVERSION|string != SALTVERSION|string %}
 
-{% if SALTNOTHELD == 0 %}
+{% if SALTNOTHELD | int == 0 %}
 unhold_salt_packages:
   module.run:
     - pkg.unhold:
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ install_salt_minion:
 
 {% if INSTALLEDSALTVERSION|string == SALTVERSION|string %}
 
-{% if SALTNOTHELD == 1 %}
+{% if SALTNOTHELD | int == 1 %}
 hold_salt_packages:
   module.run:
     - pkg.hold: