diff --git a/salt/common/files/99-reserved-ports.conf b/salt/common/files/99-reserved-ports.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a578ab9a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/common/files/99-reserved-ports.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+net.ipv4.ip_local_reserved_ports="55000,57314"
diff --git a/salt/common/init.sls b/salt/common/init.sls
index 60ff87fd4..8b17cc7f5 100644
--- a/salt/common/init.sls
+++ b/salt/common/init.sls
@@ -256,6 +256,17 @@ docker:
     - watch:
       - file: docker_daemon
 
+# Reserve OS ports for Docker proxy in case boot settings are not already applied/present
+dockerapplyports:
+    cmd.run:
+      - name: if [ ! -f /etc/sysctl.d/99-reserved-ports.conf ]; then sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_local_reserved_ports="55000,57314"; fi
+
+# Reserve OS ports for Docker proxy
+dockerreserveports:
+  file.managed:
+    - source: salt://common/files/99-reserved-ports.conf
+    - name: /etc/sysctl.d/99-reserved-ports.conf
+
 {% else %}
 
 {{sls}}_state_not_allowed:
diff --git a/salt/strelka/init.sls b/salt/strelka/init.sls
index 315486519..46d9ef35d 100644
--- a/salt/strelka/init.sls
+++ b/salt/strelka/init.sls
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ strelkaunprocessed:
     - group: 939
     - makedirs: True
 
+# Check to see if Strelka frontend port is available
+strelkaportavailable:
+    cmd.run:
+      - name: netstat -utanp | grep ":57314" | grep -qv docker && PROCESS=$(netstat -utanp | grep ":57314" | uniq) && echo "Another process ($PROCESS) appears to be using port 57314.  Please terminate this process, or reboot to ensure a clean state so that Strelka can start properly." && exit 1 || exit 0
+
 strelka_coordinator:
   docker_container.running:
     - image: {{ MANAGER }}:5000/{{ IMAGEREPO }}/so-redis:{{ VERSION }}
diff --git a/salt/wazuh/init.sls b/salt/wazuh/init.sls
index 089b60846..d6c7ac15e 100644
--- a/salt/wazuh/init.sls
+++ b/salt/wazuh/init.sls
@@ -94,15 +94,10 @@ wazuhmgrwhitelist:
     - mode: 755
     - template: jinja
 
-# Reserve OS port for Wazuh API
-wazuhreserveport:
-    cmd.run:
-      - name: grep -q 55000 /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_local_reserved_ports || sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_local_reserved_ports="55000" > /dev/null && echo "55000" >> /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_local_reserved_ports
-
 # Check to see if Wazuh API port is available
 wazuhportavailable:
     cmd.run:
-      - name: netstat -anp | grep 55000 | grep -qv docker && PROCESS=$(netstat -anp | grep 55000 | awk '{print $NF}' | uniq) && echo "Another process ($PROCESS) appears to be using port 55000.  Please terminate this process, or reboot to ensure a clean state so that the Wazuh API can start properly." && exit 1 || exit 0
+      -name: netstat -utanp | grep ":55000" | grep -qv docker && PROCESS=$(netstat -utanp | grep ":55000" | uniq) && echo "Another process ($PROCESS) appears to be using port 55000.  Please terminate this process, or reboot to ensure a clean state so that the Wazuh API can start properly." && exit 1 || exit 0
 
 so-wazuh:
   docker_container.running: