diff --git a/salt/common/init.sls b/salt/common/init.sls
index 52daf7fc5..7ddae863a 100644
--- a/salt/common/init.sls
+++ b/salt/common/init.sls
@@ -124,6 +124,20 @@ tgrafetcdir:
     - name: /opt/so/conf/telegraf/etc
     - makedirs: True
 
+tgrafetsdir:
+  file.directory:
+    - name: /opt/so/conf/telegraf/scripts
+    - makedirs: True
+
+tgrafsyncscripts:
+  file.recurse:
+    - name: /opt/so/conf/telegraf/scripts
+    - user: 939
+    - group: 939
+    - mode: 755
+    - template: jinja
+    - source: salt://common/telegraf/scripts
+
 tgrafconf:
   file.managed:
     - name: /opt/so/conf/telegraf/etc/telegraf.conf
@@ -154,6 +168,10 @@ so-telegraf:
       - /etc/pki/ca.crt:/etc/telegraf/ca.crt:ro
       - /etc/pki/influxdb.crt:/etc/telegraf/telegraf.crt:ro
       - /etc/pki/influxdb.key:/etc/telegraf/telegraf.key:ro
+      - /opt/so/conf/telegraf/scripts:/scripts:ro
+    - watch:
+      - /opt/so/conf/telegraf/etc/telegraf.conf
+      - /opt/so/conf/telegraf/scripts
 
 # If its a master or eval lets install the back end for now
 {% if grains['role'] == 'so-master' or grains['role'] == 'so-eval' %}
diff --git a/salt/common/telegraf/etc/telegraf.conf b/salt/common/telegraf/etc/telegraf.conf
index 861b5bd21..9d3f57807 100644
--- a/salt/common/telegraf/etc/telegraf.conf
+++ b/salt/common/telegraf/etc/telegraf.conf
@@ -604,13 +604,11 @@
 
 
 # # Read metrics from one or more commands that can output to stdout
-# [[inputs.exec]]
+ [[inputs.exec]]
 #   ## Commands array
-#   commands = [
-#     "/tmp/test.sh",
-#     "/usr/bin/mycollector --foo=bar",
-#     "/tmp/collect_*.sh"
-#   ]
+   commands = [
+     "/scripts/stenoloss.sh"
+   ]
 #
 #   ## Timeout for each command to complete.
 #   timeout = "5s"
@@ -622,7 +620,7 @@
 #   ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
 #   ## more about them here:
 #   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
-#   data_format = "influx"
+   data_format = "influx"
 
 
 # # Read metrics from fail2ban.
diff --git a/salt/common/telegraf/scripts/stenoloss.sh b/salt/common/telegraf/scripts/stenoloss.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b324c9246
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/common/telegraf/scripts/stenoloss.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Get the data
+DROP=$(tac /opt/so/log/stenographer/stenographer.log | grep -m1 drop | awk '{print $14}' | awk -F "=" '{print $2}')
+
+echo "stenodrop drop=$DROP"