diff --git a/baremetal_simulator/init.sls b/baremetal_simulator/init.sls
index 149402b..e81b87f 100644
--- a/baremetal_simulator/init.sls
+++ b/baremetal_simulator/init.sls
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@
     - require:
       - simulator_pkgs
 
+{# This step is required for vbmc 1.4.0 - it spawns itself during first run and starts listening on default port 50891 #}
+{# For older versions (or during next executions) it will just print list of domains #}
+start_vbmc:
+  module.run:
+  - name: cmd.run_bg
+  - cmd: "/usr/bin/python /usr/local/bin/vbmc list"
+  - require:
+    - pip: simulator_pip_pkgs
+
 {%- if baremetal_simulator.get('tor', {}).get('enabled', False) %}
 
 openvswitch-vtep-pkg:
@@ -117,12 +126,16 @@
 vbcm_add_{{ node.name }}:
   cmd.run:
     - name: vbmc add {{ node.name }} --port {{ node.driver_info.ipmi_port }}
-    - unless: vbmc show {{ node.name }}
+    - unless: "vbmc show {{ node.name }}"
+    - require:
+      - module: start_vbmc
 
 vbmc_start_{{ node.name }}:
   cmd.run:
     - name: vbmc start {{ node.name }} > /dev/null 2>&1 && sleep 1
-    - unless: vbmc show {{ node.name }} | grep status |grep -q running
+    - unless: "vbmc show {{ node.name }} | grep status |grep -q running"
+    - require:
+      - cmd: vbcm_add_{{ node.name }}
 
 {%- for port in node.ports %}