diff --git a/salt/setup/virt/init.sls b/salt/setup/virt/init.sls
index be89c8588..384ae706f 100644
--- a/salt/setup/virt/init.sls
+++ b/salt/setup/virt/init.sls
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 include:
-  - setup.virt.setSalt
   - setup.virt.setHostname
   - setup.virt.sominion
+  - setup.virt.setSalt
diff --git a/salt/setup/virt/setSalt.sls b/salt/setup/virt/setSalt.sls
index c48282747..eb189b4b2 100644
--- a/salt/setup/virt/setSalt.sls
+++ b/salt/setup/virt/setSalt.sls
@@ -19,3 +19,10 @@ set_highstate:
   file.append:
     - name: /etc/salt/minion
     - text: 'startup_states: highstate'
+
+restart_salt_minion:
+  service.running:
+    - name: salt-minion
+    - enable: True
+    - watch:
+      - file: set_highstate