only allow state to run if it is in top for the node

salt/motd/init.sls

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
+{% set show_top = salt['state.show_top']() %}
+{% set top_states = show_top.values() | join(', ') %}
+
+{% if 'motd' in top_states %}
+
 so_motd:
   file.managed:
     - name: /etc/motd
     - source: salt://motd/files/so_motd.jinja
     - template: jinja
+
+{% endif %}