diff --git a/salt/influxdb/init.sls b/salt/influxdb/init.sls
index 274502f46..fb62cb323 100644
--- a/salt/influxdb/init.sls
+++ b/salt/influxdb/init.sls
@@ -117,13 +117,14 @@ influxdb-setup:
       - file: influxdb_curl_config
       - docker_container: so-influxdb
 
+{% if salt['docker.exists']('so-influxdb') %}
+{%   if salt['docker.pid']('so-influxdb') > 0 %}
 metrics_link_file:
   file.managed:
     - name: /opt/so/saltstack/local/salt/influxdb/metrics_link.txt
     - contents: {{ salt['cmd.run']('so-influxdb-manage dashboardpath "Security Onion Performance"') }}
-    - require:
-      - docker_container: so-influxdb
-      - cmd: influxdb-setup
+{%   endif %}
+{% endif %}
 
 # Install cron job to determine size of influxdb for telegraf
 get_influxdb_size: