diff --git a/cloud-deploy-pipeline.groovy b/cloud-deploy-pipeline.groovy
index 1de45ee..0e0b106 100644
--- a/cloud-deploy-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/cloud-deploy-pipeline.groovy
@@ -342,6 +342,9 @@
             // Install
             //
 
+            // Check if all minions are reachable and ready
+            salt.checkTargetMinionsReady(['saltId': venvPepper, 'target': '*'])
+
             if (common.checkContains('STACK_INSTALL', 'core')) {
                 stage('Install core infrastructure') {
                     def staticMgmtNetwork = false