diff --git a/salt/_beacons/postgres_pillar_beacon.py b/salt/_beacons/postgres_pillar_beacon.py
index 074e9e8af..53b160679 100644
--- a/salt/_beacons/postgres_pillar_beacon.py
+++ b/salt/_beacons/postgres_pillar_beacon.py
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ def beacon(config):  # noqa: C901
             'setting_id': setting_id,
             'node_id': node_id,
         })
+        log.info('postgres_pillar_beacon: audit_settings id=%d setting_id=%s node_id=%s',
+                 row_id, setting_id, node_id)
         if row_id > max_id:
             max_id = row_id
 
diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/so-push-drainer b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/so-push-drainer
index 66fa67e2c..d80000ccb 100644
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/so-push-drainer
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/so-push-drainer
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ is older than debounce_seconds, this script:
   * dispatches a single `salt-run state.orchestrate orch.push_batch --async`
     with the deduped actions list passed as pillar kwargs
   * deletes the contributed intent files on successful dispatch
+  * records the orchestration jid under /opt/so/state/push_dispatched and, on
+    later passes, looks up its result and logs success or per-minion failures
 
 Reactor sls files (push_files, push_pillar) write intents
 but never dispatch directly
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ import json
 import logging
 import logging.handlers
 import os
+import re
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import time
@@ -40,8 +43,18 @@ PENDING_DIR = '/opt/so/state/push_pending'
 LOCK_FILE = os.path.join(PENDING_DIR, '.lock')
 LOG_FILE = '/opt/so/log/salt/so-push-drainer.log'
 
+DISPATCHED_DIR = '/opt/so/state/push_dispatched'
+
 HIGHSTATE_SENTINEL = '__highstate__'
 
+RESULT_CHECK_DELAY = 30
+RESULT_MAX_AGE = 7200
+RESULT_CHECKS_PER_PASS = 5
+TEXT_LIMIT = 500
+
+# salt-run --async reports the jid only in a log line on stderr.
+JID_RE = re.compile(r'salt/run/(\d{20})')
+
 
 def _make_logger():
     logger = logging.getLogger('so-push-drainer')
@@ -113,15 +126,126 @@ def _dispatch(actions, log):
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as exc:
         log.error('dispatch failed (rc=%s): stdout=%s stderr=%s',
                   exc.returncode, exc.stdout, exc.stderr)
-        return False
+        return None
     except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
         log.error('dispatch timed out after 60s')
-        return False
+        return None
     except Exception:
         log.exception('dispatch raised')
-        return False
-    log.info('dispatch accepted: %s', (result.stdout or '').strip())
-    return True
+        return None
+    match = JID_RE.search(result.stderr or '')
+    if not match:
+        log.warning('dispatch accepted but no jid found, result will not be tracked: stderr=%s',
+                    _trim(result.stderr))
+        return ''
+    log.info('dispatch accepted: jid=%s', match.group(1))
+    return match.group(1)
+
+
+def _trim(value):
+    text = value if isinstance(value, str) else json.dumps(value, default=str)
+    text = text.strip()
+    return text if len(text) <= TEXT_LIMIT else text[:TEXT_LIMIT] + '...'
+
+
+def _unlink(path, log):
+    try:
+        os.unlink(path)
+    except OSError:
+        log.exception('failed to remove %s', path)
+
+
+def _record_dispatch(jid, actions, paths, log):
+    record = {'jid': jid, 'dispatched_at': time.time(), 'actions': actions, 'paths': paths}
+    path = os.path.join(DISPATCHED_DIR, '{}.json'.format(jid))
+    try:
+        os.makedirs(DISPATCHED_DIR, exist_ok=True)
+        tmp_path = path + '.tmp'
+        with open(tmp_path, 'w') as f:
+            json.dump(record, f)
+        os.rename(tmp_path, path)
+    except OSError:
+        log.exception('failed to record dispatch %s', jid)
+
+
+def _lookup_jid(jid, log):
+    """Returns the job cache entry for jid, {} while it is still running, or None on error."""
+    cmd = ['salt-run', 'jobs.lookup_jid', jid, '--out=json']
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(cmd, check=True, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=60)
+        return json.loads(result.stdout or '{}')
+    except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, subprocess.TimeoutExpired, ValueError) as exc:
+        log.warning('lookup of jid %s failed: %s', jid, exc)
+        return None
+
+
+def _minion_failure(minion_ret):
+    if isinstance(minion_ret, dict):
+        return '; '.join(
+            '{}: {}'.format(state.get('__id__', state_key), _trim(state.get('comment', '')))
+            for state_key, state in minion_ret.items()
+            if isinstance(state, dict) and state.get('result') is False
+        )
+    # A state run rejected before it starts (e.g. another state run is in
+    # progress) returns a list of error strings instead of state results.
+    if isinstance(minion_ret, (list, str)):
+        return _trim(minion_ret)
+    return ''
+
+
+def _orch_failures(ret):
+    failures = []
+    for job in ret.values():
+        if not isinstance(job, dict):
+            continue
+        job_ret = job.get('return')
+        data = (job_ret.get('data') or {}) if isinstance(job_ret, dict) else {}
+        for steps in data.values():
+            if not isinstance(steps, dict):
+                failures.append(_trim(steps))
+                continue
+            for step in steps.values():
+                if not isinstance(step, dict) or step.get('result') is not False:
+                    continue
+                failures.append('{}: {}'.format(step.get('__id__', step.get('name')), step.get('comment')))
+                minion_rets = (step.get('changes') or {}).get('ret') or {}
+                for minion, minion_ret in minion_rets.items():
+                    text = _minion_failure(minion_ret)
+                    if text:
+                        failures.append('{}: {}'.format(minion, text))
+        if job.get('success') is False and not failures:
+            failures.append('orchestration reported failure: {}'.format(_trim(job.get('return'))))
+    return failures
+
+
+def _check_dispatched(log, now):
+    checked = 0
+    for path in sorted(glob.glob(os.path.join(DISPATCHED_DIR, '*.json'))):
+        if checked >= RESULT_CHECKS_PER_PASS:
+            break
+        record = _read_intent(path, log)
+        if not isinstance(record, dict) or not record.get('jid'):
+            _unlink(path, log)
+            continue
+        age = now - record.get('dispatched_at', 0)
+        if age < RESULT_CHECK_DELAY:
+            continue
+        checked += 1
+        jid = record['jid']
+        paths = record.get('paths', [])
+        ret = _lookup_jid(jid, log)
+        if not ret:
+            if age > RESULT_MAX_AGE:
+                log.warning('no result for jid=%s after %ds, no longer tracking; paths=%s', jid, age, paths)
+                _unlink(path, log)
+            continue
+        failures = _orch_failures(ret)
+        if failures:
+            log.error('push failed jid=%s paths=%s; change will be applied at the next scheduled highstate: %s',
+                      jid, paths, ' | '.join(failures))
+        else:
+            log.info('push succeeded jid=%s paths=%s', jid, paths)
+        _unlink(path, log)
 
 
 def main():
@@ -143,6 +267,9 @@ def main():
 
     debounce_seconds = int(push.get('debounce_seconds', 30))
 
+    # Outside the lock: lookups are slow and the reactors take the same lock.
+    _check_dispatched(log, time.time())
+
     os.makedirs(PENDING_DIR, exist_ok=True)
     lock_fd = os.open(LOCK_FILE, os.O_CREAT | os.O_RDWR, 0o644)
     try:
@@ -208,10 +335,16 @@ def main():
             len(ready), len(deduped), len(combined_actions),
             debounce_duration, all_paths[:20],
         )
+        for action in deduped:
+            log.info('action: %s tgt=%s', 'highstate' if action.get('highstate') else action.get('state'),
+                     action.get('tgt'))
 
-        if not _dispatch(deduped, log):
+        jid = _dispatch(deduped, log)
+        if jid is None:
             log.warning('dispatch failed; leaving intent files in place for retry')
             return 1
+        if jid:
+            _record_dispatch(jid, deduped, all_paths[:20], log)
 
         for path, _ in ready:
             try:
diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/so-push-drainer_test.py b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/so-push-drainer_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65c1c042b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/so-push-drainer_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,391 @@
+# 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.
+
+import importlib.util
+import json
+import logging
+import os
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import time
+import unittest
+from importlib.machinery import SourceFileLoader
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+# salt is not installed where these tests run; the drainer only needs salt.client.Caller.
+_salt = MagicMock()
+sys.modules.setdefault('salt', _salt)
+sys.modules.setdefault('salt.client', _salt.client)
+
+HERE = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+SCRIPT = os.path.join(HERE, 'so-push-drainer')
+_loader = SourceFileLoader('so_push_drainer', SCRIPT)
+_spec = importlib.util.spec_from_loader('so_push_drainer', _loader)
+drainer = importlib.util.module_from_spec(_spec)
+_loader.exec_module(drainer)
+
+MASTER = 'manager.localdomain_master'
+JID = '20260930171554259426'
+ASYNC_STDERR = ('[WARNING ] Running in asynchronous mode. Results of this execution may be collected '
+                'by attaching to the master event bus or by examining the master job cache, if '
+                'configured. This execution is running under tag salt/run/{}\n'.format(JID))
+CONFLICT = ('The function "state.sls" is running as PID 372218 and was started at '
+            '2026, Sep 30 17:15:40.466233 with jid 20260930171540466233')
+
+
+def _orch_ret(steps, success=True):
+    return {MASTER: {
+        'fun': 'runner.state.orchestrate',
+        'jid': JID,
+        'return': {'data': {MASTER: steps}, 'outputter': 'highstate', 'retcode': 0 if success else 1},
+        'success': success,
+    }}
+
+
+REFRESH_STEP = {
+    'salt_|-refresh_pillar_1_|-saltutil.refresh_pillar_|-function': {
+        '__id__': 'refresh_pillar_1', 'result': True,
+        'changes': {'ret': {'manager_standalone': True}},
+        'comment': 'Function ran successfully.',
+    },
+}
+
+CONFLICT_RET = _orch_ret(dict(REFRESH_STEP, **{
+    'salt_|-apply_soc_1_|-apply_soc_1_|-state': {
+        '__id__': 'apply_soc_1', 'result': False,
+        'changes': {'out': 'highstate', 'ret': {'manager_standalone': [CONFLICT]}},
+        'comment': 'Run failed on minions: manager_standalone',
+    },
+}), success=False)
+
+STATE_FAIL_RET = _orch_ret({
+    'salt_|-apply_hydra_1_|-apply_hydra_1_|-state': {
+        '__id__': 'apply_hydra_1', 'result': False,
+        'changes': {'out': 'highstate', 'ret': {'manager_standalone': {
+            'test_|-no_license_|-no_license_|-fail_without_changes': {
+                '__id__': 'hydra.enabled_no_license_detected', 'result': False,
+                'comment': 'This is a feature supported only for customers with a valid license.',
+            },
+            'file_|-hydra_conf_|-/opt/so/conf/hydra_|-managed': {'result': True, 'comment': 'ok'},
+        }}},
+        'comment': 'Run failed on minions: manager_standalone',
+    },
+}, success=False)
+
+SUCCESS_RET = _orch_ret(dict(REFRESH_STEP, **{
+    'salt_|-apply_telegraf_1_|-apply_telegraf_1_|-state': {
+        '__id__': 'apply_telegraf_1', 'result': True,
+        'changes': {'out': 'highstate', 'ret': {'manager_standalone': {
+            'file_|-tgrafconf_|-/opt/so/conf/telegraf/etc/telegraf.conf_|-managed': {'result': True},
+        }}},
+        'comment': 'States ran successfully.',
+    },
+}))
+
+
+class DrainerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+        self.pending = os.path.join(self.tmpdir, 'push_pending')
+        self.dispatched = os.path.join(self.tmpdir, 'push_dispatched')
+        os.makedirs(self.pending)
+        for name, value in (
+            ('PENDING_DIR', self.pending),
+            ('LOCK_FILE', os.path.join(self.pending, '.lock')),
+            ('DISPATCHED_DIR', self.dispatched),
+            ('LOG_FILE', os.path.join(self.tmpdir, 'log', 'so-push-drainer.log')),
+        ):
+            patcher = patch.object(drainer, name, value)
+            patcher.start()
+            self.addCleanup(patcher.stop)
+        self.log = MagicMock()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        shutil.rmtree(self.tmpdir, ignore_errors=True)
+
+    def write_json(self, directory, name, data):
+        os.makedirs(directory, exist_ok=True)
+        path = os.path.join(directory, name)
+        with open(path, 'w') as f:
+            if isinstance(data, str):
+                f.write(data)
+            else:
+                json.dump(data, f)
+        return path
+
+    def logged(self, level):
+        return ' '.join(c.args[0] % c.args[1:] for c in getattr(self.log, level).call_args_list)
+
+
+class TestHelpers(DrainerTestCase):
+
+    def test_make_logger_adds_handler_once(self):
+        logger = logging.getLogger('so-push-drainer')
+        self.addCleanup(logger.handlers.clear)
+        logger.handlers.clear()
+        self.assertIs(drainer._make_logger(), logger)
+        drainer._make_logger()
+        self.assertEqual(len(logger.handlers), 1)
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(os.path.dirname(drainer.LOG_FILE)))
+
+    def test_load_push_cfg(self):
+        with patch.object(drainer.salt.client, 'Caller') as caller:
+            caller.return_value.cmd.return_value = {'enabled': False}
+            self.assertEqual(drainer._load_push_cfg(), {'enabled': False})
+            caller.return_value.cmd.return_value = 'garbage'
+            self.assertEqual(drainer._load_push_cfg(), {})
+
+    def test_read_intent(self):
+        good = self.write_json(self.pending, 'good.json', {'a': 1})
+        bad = self.write_json(self.pending, 'bad.json', '{nope')
+        self.assertEqual(drainer._read_intent(good, self.log), {'a': 1})
+        self.assertIsNone(drainer._read_intent(bad, self.log))
+        with patch('builtins.open', side_effect=RuntimeError('boom')):
+            self.assertIsNone(drainer._read_intent(good, self.log))
+        self.log.exception.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_dedupe_actions(self):
+        actions = [
+            'not a dict',
+            {'state': 'soc'},
+            {'state': 'soc', 'tgt': '*'},
+            {'state': 'soc', 'tgt': '*', 'tgt_type': 'compound'},
+            {'highstate': True, 'tgt': '*'},
+            {'state': 'soc', 'tgt': 'node1', 'tgt_type': 'glob'},
+        ]
+        self.assertEqual(drainer._dedupe_actions(actions), [actions[2], actions[4], actions[5]])
+
+    def test_trim(self):
+        self.assertEqual(drainer._trim('  text \n'), 'text')
+        self.assertEqual(drainer._trim(['a']), '["a"]')
+        self.assertEqual(drainer._trim(None), 'null')
+        self.assertEqual(drainer._trim('x' * 600), 'x' * drainer.TEXT_LIMIT + '...')
+
+    def test_unlink_missing_logs(self):
+        drainer._unlink(os.path.join(self.tmpdir, 'missing'), self.log)
+        self.log.exception.assert_called_once()
+
+
+class TestDispatch(DrainerTestCase):
+
+    def run_dispatch(self, **kwargs):
+        with patch.object(drainer.subprocess, 'run', **kwargs) as run:
+            jid = drainer._dispatch([{'state': 'soc', 'tgt': '*'}], self.log)
+        return jid, run
+
+    def test_jid_parsed_from_stderr(self):
+        jid, run = self.run_dispatch(return_value=MagicMock(stdout='', stderr=ASYNC_STDERR))
+        self.assertEqual(jid, JID)
+        cmd = run.call_args[0][0]
+        self.assertEqual(cmd[:3], ['salt-run', 'state.orchestrate', 'orch.push_batch'])
+        self.assertIn('--async', cmd)
+
+    def test_no_jid(self):
+        jid, _ = self.run_dispatch(return_value=MagicMock(stdout='', stderr=None))
+        self.assertEqual(jid, '')
+        self.log.warning.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_failures_return_none(self):
+        for exc in (subprocess.CalledProcessError(1, 'salt-run', 'out', 'err'),
+                    subprocess.TimeoutExpired('salt-run', 60),
+                    RuntimeError('boom')):
+            jid, _ = self.run_dispatch(side_effect=exc)
+            self.assertIsNone(jid)
+
+    def test_record_dispatch(self):
+        drainer._record_dispatch(JID, [{'state': 'soc'}], ['audit:soc.config.licenseKey'], self.log)
+        with open(os.path.join(self.dispatched, JID + '.json')) as f:
+            record = json.load(f)
+        self.assertEqual(record['jid'], JID)
+        self.assertEqual(record['paths'], ['audit:soc.config.licenseKey'])
+        self.assertIn('dispatched_at', record)
+
+    def test_record_dispatch_oserror(self):
+        with patch.object(drainer.os, 'makedirs', side_effect=OSError('ro')):
+            drainer._record_dispatch(JID, [], [], self.log)
+        self.log.exception.assert_called_once()
+
+
+class TestResults(DrainerTestCase):
+
+    def test_lookup_jid(self):
+        with patch.object(drainer.subprocess, 'run') as run:
+            run.return_value = MagicMock(stdout=json.dumps(SUCCESS_RET))
+            self.assertEqual(drainer._lookup_jid(JID, self.log), SUCCESS_RET)
+            self.assertEqual(run.call_args[0][0], ['salt-run', 'jobs.lookup_jid', JID, '--out=json'])
+            run.return_value = MagicMock(stdout='')
+            self.assertEqual(drainer._lookup_jid(JID, self.log), {})
+            run.return_value = MagicMock(stdout='not json')
+            self.assertIsNone(drainer._lookup_jid(JID, self.log))
+            run.side_effect = subprocess.TimeoutExpired('salt-run', 60)
+            self.assertIsNone(drainer._lookup_jid(JID, self.log))
+
+    def test_minion_failure_shapes(self):
+        self.assertEqual(drainer._minion_failure([CONFLICT]), json.dumps([CONFLICT]))
+        self.assertEqual(drainer._minion_failure('Rendering SLS failed'), 'Rendering SLS failed')
+        self.assertEqual(drainer._minion_failure(True), '')
+        self.assertEqual(drainer._minion_failure({'a': {'result': True}}), '')
+
+    def test_orch_failures_conflict(self):
+        failures = drainer._orch_failures(CONFLICT_RET)
+        self.assertEqual(failures[0], 'apply_soc_1: Run failed on minions: manager_standalone')
+        self.assertIn('manager_standalone', failures[1])
+        self.assertIn('is running as PID 372218', failures[1])
+        self.assertEqual(len(failures), 2)
+
+    def test_orch_failures_failed_state(self):
+        failures = drainer._orch_failures(STATE_FAIL_RET)
+        self.assertEqual(len(failures), 2)
+        self.assertIn('hydra.enabled_no_license_detected: This is a feature', failures[1])
+        self.assertNotIn('hydra_conf', failures[1])
+
+    def test_orch_failures_success(self):
+        self.assertEqual(drainer._orch_failures(SUCCESS_RET), [])
+
+    def test_orch_failures_render_error(self):
+        ret = {MASTER: {'return': {'data': {MASTER: ['Rendering SLS failed']}}, 'success': False}}
+        self.assertEqual(drainer._orch_failures(ret), ['["Rendering SLS failed"]'])
+
+    def test_orch_failures_unparsed(self):
+        self.assertEqual(drainer._orch_failures({MASTER: 'odd'}), [])
+        ret = {MASTER: {'return': 'Exception occurred', 'success': False}}
+        self.assertEqual(drainer._orch_failures(ret), ['orchestration reported failure: Exception occurred'])
+
+    def record(self, jid, age, now):
+        return self.write_json(self.dispatched, jid + '.json', {
+            'jid': jid, 'dispatched_at': now - age, 'actions': [], 'paths': ['audit:' + jid],
+        })
+
+    def test_check_dispatched(self):
+        now = time.time()
+        results = {
+            '1_failed': CONFLICT_RET,
+            '2_ok': SUCCESS_RET,
+            '3_pending': {},
+            '4_expired': None,
+        }
+        young = self.record('0_young', 5, now)
+        paths = {jid: self.record(jid, 60, now) for jid in results}
+        paths['4_expired'] = self.record('4_expired', drainer.RESULT_MAX_AGE + 1, now)
+        bad = self.write_json(self.dispatched, '5_bad.json', '{nope')
+        with patch.object(drainer, '_lookup_jid', side_effect=lambda jid, log: results[jid]):
+            drainer._check_dispatched(self.log, now)
+
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(young))
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(paths['3_pending']))
+        for jid in ('1_failed', '2_ok', '4_expired'):
+            self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(paths[jid]), jid)
+        self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(bad))
+        self.assertIn('push failed jid=1_failed', self.logged('error'))
+        self.assertIn('is running as PID 372218', self.logged('error'))
+        self.assertIn('push succeeded jid=2_ok', self.logged('info'))
+        self.assertIn('no result for jid=4_expired', self.logged('warning'))
+
+    def test_check_dispatched_limit(self):
+        now = time.time()
+        for i in range(drainer.RESULT_CHECKS_PER_PASS + 2):
+            self.record('{:02d}'.format(i), 60, now)
+        with patch.object(drainer, '_lookup_jid', return_value={}) as lookup:
+            drainer._check_dispatched(self.log, now)
+        self.assertEqual(lookup.call_count, drainer.RESULT_CHECKS_PER_PASS)
+
+
+class TestMain(DrainerTestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super().setUp()
+        self.cfg = {'enabled': True, 'debounce_seconds': 30}
+        for name, kwargs in (
+            ('_make_logger', {'return_value': self.log}),
+            ('_load_push_cfg', {'side_effect': lambda: self.cfg}),
+            ('_check_dispatched', {}),
+        ):
+            patcher = patch.object(drainer, name, **kwargs)
+            setattr(self, name, patcher.start())
+            self.addCleanup(patcher.stop)
+
+    def intent(self, name, age=60, actions=None, paths=None):
+        now = time.time()
+        return self.write_json(self.pending, name, {
+            'first_touch': now - age - 5, 'last_touch': now - age,
+            'actions': [{'state': 'soc', 'tgt': '*'}] if actions is None else actions,
+            'paths': paths or ['audit:soc.config.licenseKey'],
+        })
+
+    def test_no_pending_dir(self):
+        shutil.rmtree(self.pending)
+        self.assertEqual(drainer.main(), 0)
+        self._load_push_cfg.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_cfg_error(self):
+        self._load_push_cfg.side_effect = RuntimeError('no salt')
+        self.assertEqual(drainer.main(), 1)
+
+    def test_disabled(self):
+        self.cfg['enabled'] = False
+        self.assertEqual(drainer.main(), 0)
+        self._check_dispatched.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_no_intents_still_checks_results(self):
+        self.assertEqual(drainer.main(), 0)
+        self._check_dispatched.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_debounce_and_broken(self):
+        young = self.intent('young.json', age=1)
+        broken = self.write_json(self.pending, 'broken.json', '{nope')
+        with patch.object(drainer, '_dispatch') as dispatch:
+            self.assertEqual(drainer.main(), 0)
+        dispatch.assert_not_called()
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(young))
+        self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(broken))
+
+    def test_broken_unlink_error_ignored(self):
+        self.write_json(self.pending, 'broken.json', '{nope')
+        with patch.object(drainer.os, 'unlink', side_effect=OSError('busy')):
+            self.assertEqual(drainer.main(), 0)
+
+    def test_no_usable_actions(self):
+        path = self.intent('empty.json', actions=[{'state': 'soc'}])
+        self.assertEqual(drainer.main(), 0)
+        self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(path))
+        self.intent('empty.json', actions=[{'state': 'soc'}])
+        with patch.object(drainer.os, 'unlink', side_effect=OSError('busy')):
+            self.assertEqual(drainer.main(), 0)
+
+    def test_dispatch_failure_keeps_intents(self):
+        path = self.intent('pillar_soc.json')
+        with patch.object(drainer, '_dispatch', return_value=None):
+            self.assertEqual(drainer.main(), 1)
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(path))
+
+    def test_dispatch_records_jid(self):
+        soc = self.intent('pillar_soc.json')
+        hs = self.intent('pillar_global.json', actions=[{'highstate': True, 'tgt': '*'}], paths=['audit:global.x'])
+        with patch.object(drainer, '_dispatch', return_value=JID) as dispatch, \
+                patch.object(drainer, '_record_dispatch') as record:
+            self.assertEqual(drainer.main(), 0)
+        self.assertEqual(len(dispatch.call_args[0][0]), 2)
+        record.assert_called_once()
+        self.assertEqual(record.call_args[0][0], JID)
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(record.call_args[0][2]), ['audit:global.x', 'audit:soc.config.licenseKey'])
+        self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(soc))
+        self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(hs))
+        self.assertIn('action: highstate tgt=*', self.logged('info'))
+
+    def test_dispatch_without_jid_not_recorded(self):
+        self.intent('pillar_soc.json')
+        with patch.object(drainer, '_dispatch', return_value=''), \
+                patch.object(drainer, '_record_dispatch') as record, \
+                patch.object(drainer.os, 'unlink', side_effect=OSError('busy')):
+            self.assertEqual(drainer.main(), 0)
+        record.assert_not_called()
+        self.log.exception.assert_called_once()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/salt/orch/push_batch.sls b/salt/orch/push_batch.sls
index ba8676961..2fff2f646 100644
--- a/salt/orch/push_batch.sls
+++ b/salt/orch/push_batch.sls
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 {% set BATCH = AUTOAPPLY.batch %}
 {% set BATCH_WAIT = AUTOAPPLY.batch_wait %}
 
+{# queue must be a top-level salt.state arg (kwarg is ignored); an int is max_queue and still fails on conflict #}
+
 {% for action in actions %}
 {%   if action.get('highstate') %}
 apply_highstate_{{ loop.index }}:
@@ -12,8 +14,7 @@ apply_highstate_{{ loop.index }}:
     - highstate: True
     - batch: {{ action.get('batch', BATCH) }}
     - batch_wait: {{ action.get('batch_wait', BATCH_WAIT) }}
-    - kwarg:
-        queue: 2
+    - queue: True
 {%   else %}
 refresh_pillar_{{ loop.index }}:
   salt.function:
@@ -29,8 +30,7 @@ apply_{{ action.state | replace('.', '_') }}_{{ loop.index }}:
       - {{ action.state }}
     - batch: {{ action.get('batch', BATCH) }}
     - batch_wait: {{ action.get('batch_wait', BATCH_WAIT) }}
-    - kwarg:
-        queue: 2
+    - queue: True
     - require:
       - salt: refresh_pillar_{{ loop.index }}
 {%   endif %}
diff --git a/salt/reactor/push_pillar.sls b/salt/reactor/push_pillar.sls
index 8d28ef5cf..30417d6a2 100644
--- a/salt/reactor/push_pillar.sls
+++ b/salt/reactor/push_pillar.sls
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ def run():
     # top level so the reactor is robust to either shape.
     event = data.get('data', data)  # noqa: F821 -- data provided by reactor
     setting_id = event.get('setting_id', '')
+    audit_id = event.get('id')
     node_id = (event.get('node_id') or '').strip()
 
     app = _app_from_setting(setting_id)
@@ -150,8 +151,8 @@ def run():
     if not entry:
         LOG.warning(
             'push_pillar: app "%s" is not in pillar_push_map.yaml; change will be '
-            'picked up at the next scheduled highstate (setting_id=%s)',
-            app, setting_id,
+            'picked up at the next scheduled highstate (setting_id=%s audit_id=%s)',
+            app, setting_id, audit_id,
         )
         return {}
 
@@ -165,12 +166,12 @@ def run():
             'node_{}_{}'.format(node_id, app), actions,
             'audit:{}@{}'.format(setting_id, node_id),
         )
-        LOG.info('push_pillar: per-node intent updated for %s on %s (setting_id=%s)',
-                 app, node_id, setting_id)
+        LOG.info('push_pillar: per-node intent updated for %s on %s (setting_id=%s audit_id=%s)',
+                 app, node_id, setting_id, audit_id)
         return {}
 
     # Branch B: grid-wide app change -> use the map entry's actions as-is.
     actions = list(entry)  # copy to avoid mutating the cache
     _write_intent('pillar_{}'.format(app), actions, 'audit:{}'.format(setting_id))
-    LOG.info('push_pillar: app intent updated for %s (setting_id=%s)', app, setting_id)
+    LOG.info('push_pillar: app intent updated for %s (setting_id=%s audit_id=%s)', app, setting_id, audit_id)
     return {}