diff --git a/salt/manager/init.sls b/salt/manager/init.sls
index 2feda45ae..31af523cc 100644
--- a/salt/manager/init.sls
+++ b/salt/manager/init.sls
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ yara_log_dir:
       - user
       - group
 
+{% if GLOBALS.os_family == 'RedHat' %}
+install_createrepo:
+  pkg.installed:
+    - name: createrepo
+{% endif %}
+
 repo_conf_dir:
   file.directory:
     - name: /opt/so/conf/reposync
diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index ad10752ea..f4262152f 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -803,7 +803,6 @@ create_manager_pillars() {
 
 create_repo() {
 	title "Create the repo directory"
-	logCmd "dnf -y install yum-utils createrepo"
 	logCmd "createrepo /nsm/repo"
 }
 
@@ -1821,13 +1820,14 @@ repo_sync_local() {
 		echo "gpgcheck=1" >> /opt/so/conf/reposync/repodownload.conf
 	
 		logCmd "dnf repolist"
+		logCmd "dnf -y install yum-utils createrepo"
 		
 		if [[ ! $is_airgap ]]; then
         	curl --retry 5 --retry-delay 60 -A "netinstall/$SOVERSION/$OS/$(uname -r)/1" https://sigs.securityonion.net/checkup --output /tmp/install
 			retry 5 60 "dnf reposync --norepopath -g --delete -m -c /opt/so/conf/reposync/repodownload.conf --repoid=securityonionsync --download-metadata -p /nsm/repo/" >> "$setup_log" 2>&1 || fail_setup
+			# After the download is complete run createrepo
+			create_repo
 		fi
-		# After the download is complete run createrepo
-		create_repo
 	else
 		# Add the proper repos for unsupported stuff
 		echo "Adding Repos"