diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index 14c0fd671..2a34dd0a9 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -1374,12 +1374,14 @@ check_service_status() {
 
 	local service_name=$1
 	echo "Checking service $service_name status" >> "$setup_log" 2>&1
-	systemctl status $service_name >> "$setup_log" 2>&1
+	systemctl status $service_name > /dev/null 2>&1
 	local status=$?
 	#true service is running false if not
 	if [ $status -gt 0 ]; then
+		echo "$service_name is running" >> "$setup_log" 2>&1
 		status=1
 	else
+		echo "$service_name is not running" >> "$setup_log" 2>&1
 		status=0
 	fi
 
@@ -1389,10 +1391,11 @@ check_service_status() {
 
 check_salt_master_status() {
 	echo "Checking if we can talk to the salt master" >> "$setup_log" 2>&1
-	salt-call state.show_top >> "$setup_log" 2>&1
+	salt-call state.show_top > /dev/null 2>&1
 	local status=$?
 	#true if there is an issue talking to salt master
 	if [ $status -gt 0 ]; then
+		echo "Cannot talk to salt master" >> "$setup_log" 2>&1
 		status=1
 	else
 		status=0
@@ -1408,6 +1411,7 @@ check_salt_minion_status() {
 	local status=$?
 	#true if there is an issue getting a job response from the minion
 	if [ $status -gt 0 ]; then
+		echo "Not receiving job response from salt minion" >> "$setup_log" 2>&1
 		status=1
 	else
 		status=0
@@ -1459,6 +1463,8 @@ salt_checkin() {
 
 				done
 
+				#sleep 15;
+
 				LOOP_COUNT=0
 				while ! check_salt_master_status; do
 					echo "salt minion cannot talk to salt master" >> "$setup_log" 2>&1