diff --git a/galera/files/slave_bootstrap.sh b/galera/files/slave_bootstrap.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c2e8e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/galera/files/slave_bootstrap.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+service mysql start
+
+counter=20
+
+while [ $counter -gt 0 ]
+do
+  service mysql status
+  if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+    exit 0
+  fi
+  counter=$(( $counter - 1 )) 
+  sleep 2
+done
+
+exit 1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/galera/slave.sls b/galera/slave.sls
index cc5857c..0a109f0 100644
--- a/galera/slave.sls
+++ b/galera/slave.sls
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@
     - service: galera_bootstrap_stop_service
 
 galera_bootstrap_start_service_final:
-  service.running:
-  - name: {{ slave.service }}
+  cmd.script:
+  - name: slave_bootstrap
+  - source: salt://galera/files/slave_bootstrap.sh
   - require: 
     - file: galera_bootstrap_init_config
 
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@
   file.touch:
   - name: /root/.galera_bootstrap
   - require:
-    - service: galera_bootstrap_start_service_final
+    - cmd: galera_bootstrap_start_service_final
   - watch_in:
     - file: galera_config