diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/shared-salt.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/shared-salt.yaml
index 95f207a..38c1da8 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/shared-salt.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/shared-salt.yaml
@@ -497,7 +497,15 @@
 
 {%- macro MACRO_INSTALL_SALT_MINIONS() %}
 {#######################################}
-{% for ssh in config.underlay.ssh %}
+{%- for ssh in config.underlay.ssh %}
+  {%- set salt_roles = [] %}
+  {%- for role in ssh['roles'] %}
+    {%- if role in config.salt_deploy.salt_roles %}
+      {%- set _ = salt_roles.append(role) %}
+    {%- endif %}
+  {%- endfor %}
+
+  {%- if salt_roles %}
 - description: Configure salt-minion on {{ ssh['node_name'] }}
   cmd: |
     [ ! -d /etc/salt/minion.d ] && mkdir -p /etc/salt/minion.d;
@@ -530,8 +538,15 @@
   node_name: {{ ssh['node_name'] }}
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 1}
   skip_fail: false
-{% endfor %}
+  {%- else %}
+- description: Check SSH connectivity to non-salt-minion node {{ ssh['node_name'] }}
+  cmd: echo "SSH to $(hostname -f) passed"
+  node_name: {{ ssh['node_name'] }}
+  retry: {count: 1, delay: 1}
+  skip_fail: false
+  {%- endif %}
 
+{%- endfor %}
 
 - description: Accept salt keys from all the nodes
   cmd: salt-key -A -y