diff --git a/salt/influxdb/init.sls b/salt/influxdb/init.sls
index c6120d292..3a309db47 100644
--- a/salt/influxdb/init.sls
+++ b/salt/influxdb/init.sls
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 {% if sls in allowed_states %}
 
 {% set GRAFANA = salt['pillar.get']('manager:grafana', '0') %}
+
+{% if grains['role'] in ['so-manager', 'so-managersearch', 'so-eval', 'so-standalone'] and GRAFANA == 1 %}
+
 {% set MANAGER = salt['grains.get']('master') %}
 {% set VERSION = salt['pillar.get']('global:soversion', 'HH1.2.2') %}
 {% set IMAGEREPO = salt['pillar.get']('global:imagerepo') %}
@@ -9,9 +12,7 @@
 {% set influxdb = salt['grains.filter_by'](default_settings, default='influxdb', merge=salt['pillar.get']('influxdb', {})) %}
 {% from 'salt/map.jinja' import PYTHON3INFLUX with context %}
 {% from 'salt/map.jinja' import  PYTHONINFLUXVERSION with context %}
-{% set PYTHONINFLUXVERSIONINSTALLED = salt['cmd.run']("python3 -c 'import influxdb; print (influxdb.__version__)'", python_shell=True) %}
-
-{% if grains['role'] in ['so-manager', 'so-managersearch', 'so-eval', 'so-standalone'] and GRAFANA == 1 %}
+{% set PYTHONINFLUXVERSIONINSTALLED = salt['cmd.run']("python3 -c \"exec('try:import influxdb; print (influxdb.__version__)\\nexcept:print(\\'Module Not Found\\')')\"", python_shell=True) %}
 
 include:
   - salt.minion
diff --git a/salt/salt/python3-influxdb.sls b/salt/salt/python3-influxdb.sls
index acadf2161..7a59c4303 100644
--- a/salt/salt/python3-influxdb.sls
+++ b/salt/salt/python3-influxdb.sls
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ python3_influxdb:
   {{PYTHONINSTALLER}}.installed:
     - name: {{ PYTHON3INFLUX }}
 
+# We circumvent the file.patch state putting ERROR in the log by using the unless and file.touch below
+# https://github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/47010 and https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/52329
+
 #https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/59766
 influxdb_continuous_query.present_patch:
   file.patch:
@@ -23,6 +26,13 @@ influxdb_continuous_query.present_patch:
     - require:
       - {{PYTHONINSTALLER}}: python3_influxdb
       - pkg: patch_package
+    - unless: ls /opt/so/state/influxdb_continuous_query.py.patched
+
+influxdb_continuous_query.py.patched:
+  file.touch:
+    - name: /opt/so/state/influxdb_continuous_query.py.patched
+    - onchanges:
+      - file: influxdb_continuous_query.present_patch
 
 #https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/59761
 influxdb_retention_policy.present_patch:
@@ -32,6 +42,13 @@ influxdb_retention_policy.present_patch:
     - require:
       - {{PYTHONINSTALLER}}: python3_influxdb
       - pkg: patch_package
+    - unless: ls /opt/so/state/influxdb_retention_policy.py.patched
+
+influxdb_retention_policy.py.patched:
+  file.touch:
+    - name: /opt/so/state/influxdb_retention_policy.py.patched
+    - onchanges:
+      - file: influxdb_retention_policy.present_patch
 
 # We should be able to set reload_modules: True in this state in order to tell salt to reload its python modules due to us possibly installing
 # and possibly modifying modules in this state. This is bugged according to https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/24925
@@ -41,4 +58,13 @@ influxdbmod.py_shard_duration_patch:
     - source: salt://salt/files/influxdbmod.py.patch
     - require:
       - {{PYTHONINSTALLER}}: python3_influxdb
-      - pkg: patch_package
\ No newline at end of file
+      - pkg: patch_package
+    - unless: ls /opt/so/state/influxdbmod.py.patched
+
+influxdbmod.py.patched:
+  file.touch:
+    - name: /opt/so/state/influxdbmod.py.patched
+    - onchanges:
+      - file: influxdbmod.py_shard_duration_patch
+
+
diff --git a/setup/so-setup b/setup/so-setup
index 1d8eba9ed..4c364ded6 100755
--- a/setup/so-setup
+++ b/setup/so-setup
@@ -837,6 +837,13 @@ echo "1" > /root/accept_changes
 			set_progress_str 73 "Update playbook rules"
 			so-playbook-ruleupdate >> /root/setup_playbook_rule_update.log 2>&1 &
 		fi
+
+		if [[ "$GRAFANA" = 1 ]]; then
+			set_progress_str 74 "Installing InfluxDB and Grafana"
+			salt-call state.apply -l info influxdb >> $setup_log 2>&1
+			salt-call state.apply -l info grafana >> $setup_log 2>&1
+		fi
+
 	fi
 	
 	if [[ "$OSQUERY" = 1 ]]; then
@@ -919,7 +926,7 @@ if [[ $success != 0 ]]; then SO_ERROR=1; fi
 
 # Check entire setup log for errors or unexpected salt states and ensure cron jobs are not reporting errors to root's mailbox
 # Ignore "Status .* was not found" due to output from salt http.query or http.wait_for_successful_query states used with retry
-if grep -q -E "ERROR|Result: False" $setup_log | grep -qvE "Status .* was not found" || [[ -s /var/spool/mail/root && "$setup_type" == "iso" ]]; then 
+if grep -E "ERROR|Result: False" $setup_log | grep -qvE "Status .* was not found" || [[ -s /var/spool/mail/root && "$setup_type" == "iso" ]]; then 
 	SO_ERROR=1
 
 	grep --color=never "ERROR" "$setup_log" | grep -qvE "Status .* was not found" > "$error_log"