diff --git a/salt/salt/cloud/cloud.profiles.d/socloud.conf.jinja b/salt/salt/cloud/cloud.profiles.d/socloud.conf.jinja
index 3e797890a..4d3d33ac2 100644
--- a/salt/salt/cloud/cloud.profiles.d/socloud.conf.jinja
+++ b/salt/salt/cloud/cloud.profiles.d/socloud.conf.jinja
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ core-{{host}}:
     master_port: 4506
     #startup_states: sls
     #sls_list:
-    #  - setup.virt.setSalt
+    #  - setup.virt.initial_schedule
     #  - setup.virt.setHostname
     use_superseded:
       - module.run
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ core-{{host}}:
   #preflight_cmds:
   #  - echo "preflight_cmds"
   # the destination directory will be created if it doesn't exist
-  #file_map:
-  #  /opt/so/saltstack/default/salt/repo/client/files/oracle/keys/securityonion.pub: /tmp/securityonion.pub
-  #inline_script:
-  #  - "systemctl start salt-minion"
+  file_map:
+    /opt/so/saltstack/default/salt/setup/virt/initial_schedule.sls: /opt/so/conf/salt/cloud_file_map/salt/initial_schedule.sls
+  inline_script:
+    - "sudo salt-call state.apply initial_schedule --local --file-root=/opt/so/conf/salt/cloud_file_map/salt/"
   #  - "rpm --import /tmp/securityonion.pub"
   # grains to add to the minion
 
diff --git a/salt/salt/master.sls b/salt/salt/master.sls
index fc572be96..0dd522e81 100644
--- a/salt/salt/master.sls
+++ b/salt/salt/master.sls
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ salt_master_service:
   #- salt/cloud/*/requesting
 #  - 'salt/cloud/*/deploying':
 #    - /opt/so/saltstack/default/salt/reactor/createEmptyPillar.sls
-#  - 'salt/cloud/*/created':
-#    - /opt/so/saltstack/default/salt/reactor/setSalt.sls
-#    - /opt/so/saltstack/default/salt/reactor/setHostname.sls
-#    - /opt/so/saltstack/default/salt/reactor/sominion.sls
+##  - 'salt/cloud/*/created':
+##    - /opt/so/saltstack/default/salt/reactor/setSalt.sls
+##    - /opt/so/saltstack/default/salt/reactor/setHostname.sls
+##    - /opt/so/saltstack/default/salt/reactor/sominion.sls
 #  - 'setup/so-minion':
 #    - /opt/so/saltstack/default/salt/reactor/sominion_setup.sls
 #    - /opt/so/saltstack/default/salt/reactor/virtUpdate.sls
diff --git a/salt/setup/virt/init.sls b/salt/setup/virt/init.sls
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be89c8588
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/setup/virt/init.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+include:
+  - setup.virt.setSalt
+  - setup.virt.setHostname
+  - setup.virt.sominion
diff --git a/salt/setup/virt/initial_schedule.sls b/salt/setup/virt/initial_schedule.sls
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7535ee960
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/setup/virt/initial_schedule.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+init_node_schedule:
+  schedule.present:
+    - name: init_node
+    - function: state.sls
+    - job_args:
+      - setup.virt.init
+    - minutes: 1
diff --git a/salt/setup/virt/setSalt.sls b/salt/setup/virt/setSalt.sls
index aa6618b25..f777d6005 100644
--- a/salt/setup/virt/setSalt.sls
+++ b/salt/setup/virt/setSalt.sls
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ set_role_grain:
     - name: role
     - value: so-{{ grains.id.split("_") | last }}
 
-# set event for firewall rules - so-firewall-minion
+# disable the initial schedule
+remove_init_node_schedule:
+  schedule.absent:
+    - name: init_node
 
 set_highstate:
   file.append: