diff --git a/tcp_tests/managers/saltmanager.py b/tcp_tests/managers/saltmanager.py
index f8a3fd8..4d55d97 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/managers/saltmanager.py
+++ b/tcp_tests/managers/saltmanager.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
         self.__api = None
         self.__user = settings.SALT_USER
         self.__password = settings.SALT_PASSWORD
+        self._salt = self
 
         super(SaltManager, self).__init__(config=config, underlay=underlay)