diff --git a/setup/so-whiptail b/setup/so-whiptail
index ce6f0c112..a04636f6a 100755
--- a/setup/so-whiptail
+++ b/setup/so-whiptail
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ whiptail_management_nic() {
 whiptail_net_method() {
 	[ -n "$TESTING" ] && return
 
-	[[ $is_airgap ]] && return
+	[[ $is_airgap && ! $is_minion ]] && return
 
 	local pkg_mngr
 	if [[ $OS = 'centos' ]]; then pkg_mngr="yum"; else pkg_mngr='apt'; fi