diff --git a/setup/so-setup b/setup/so-setup
index d5e56c81f..807fd206a 100755
--- a/setup/so-setup
+++ b/setup/so-setup
@@ -278,10 +278,10 @@ fi
 
 	if [[ $is_sensor || $is_helix ]]; then
 		set_progress_str 1 'Creating bond interface'
-		create_sensor_bond >> "$setup_log" 2>&1
+		create_sensor_bond >> $setup_log 2>&1
 		
 		set_progress_str 2 'Generating sensor pillar'
-		sensor_pillar >> "$setup_log" 2>&1
+		sensor_pillar >> $setup_log 2>&1
 	fi
 
 	if [[ $is_minion ]]; then
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ fi
 	fi
 
 	set_progress_str 4 'Installing Salt and dependencies'
-	saltify >> $setup_log 2>&1
+	saltify 2>> $setup_log
 
 	set_progress_str 7 'Installing Docker and dependencies'
 	docker_install >> $setup_log 2>&1
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ fi
 
 	if [[ $is_master ]]; then
 		set_progress_str 20 'Accepting Salt key'
-		salt-key -ya "$MINION_ID" >> "$setup_log" 2>&1
+		salt-key -ya "$MINION_ID" >> $setup_log 2>&1
 	fi
 
 	set_progress_str 21 'Copying minion pillars to master'
@@ -362,8 +362,8 @@ fi
 			set_progress_str 26 'Downloading containers from the internet'
 		fi
 
-		salt-call state.apply -l info registry >> "$setup_log" 2>&1
-		docker_seed_registry >> $setup_log 2>&1 # ~ 60% when finished
+		salt-call state.apply -l info registry >> $setup_log 2>&1
+		docker_seed_registry  2>> "$setup_log" # ~ 60% when finished
 		
 		set_progress_str 61 "$(print_salt_state_apply 'master')"
 		salt-call state.apply -l info master >> $setup_log 2>&1
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ fi
 
 	if [[ $is_master ]]; then
 		set_progress_str 69 "$(print_salt_state_apply 'soc')"
-		salt-call state.apply -l info soc >> "$setup_log" 2>&1
+		salt-call state.apply -l info soc >> $setup_log 2>&1
 
 		set_progress_str 70 "$(print_salt_state_apply 'kibana')"
 		salt-call state.apply -l info kibana >> $setup_log 2>&1