diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-ovs-dpdk/underlay--user-data-cfg01.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-ovs-dpdk/underlay--user-data-cfg01.yaml
index 3f4f128..48bf712 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-ovs-dpdk/underlay--user-data-cfg01.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-ovs-dpdk/underlay--user-data-cfg01.yaml
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
    expire: False
 
   bootcmd:
-   # Block access to SSH while node is preparing
-   #- cloud-init-per once sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 22 -j DROP
    # Enable root access
    - sed -i -e '/^PermitRootLogin/s/^.*$/PermitRootLogin yes/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
    - service sshd restart
@@ -46,21 +44,16 @@
    - swapon /swapfile
    - echo "/swapfile   none    swap    defaults    0   0" >> /etc/fstab
 
-   ############## TCP Cloud cfg01 node ##################
-   #- sleep 120
    - echo "Preparing base OS"
 
    - echo "nameserver 172.18.208.44" > /etc/resolv.conf;
-   - which wget >/dev/null || (apt-get update; apt-get install -y wget);
 
-   # Install common packages
-   - eatmydata apt-get install -y python-pip git curl tmux byobu iputils-ping traceroute htop tree sshuttle
-
-   ########################################################
-   # Node is ready, allow SSH access
-   #- echo "Allow SSH access ..."
-   #- sudo iptables -D INPUT -p tcp --dport 22 -j DROP
-   ########################################################
+   - mkdir -p /srv/salt/reclass/nodes
+   - systemctl enable salt-master
+   - systemctl enable salt-minion
+   - systemctl start salt-master
+   - systemctl start salt-minion
+   - salt-call -l info --timeout=120 test.ping
 
   write_files:
    - path: /etc/network/interfaces