diff --git a/.kitchen.yml b/.kitchen.yml
index dbb9474..90b13c5 100644
--- a/.kitchen.yml
+++ b/.kitchen.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@
   formula: galera
   grains:
     noservices: True
+  dependencies:
+    - name: mysql
+      repo: git
+      source: https://github.com/salt-formulas/salt-formula-mysql.git
+    - name: linux
+      repo: git
+      source: https://github.com/salt-formulas/salt-formula-linux.git
   state_top:
     base:
       "*":
@@ -27,14 +34,6 @@
           - galeracluster_debian_repo
   pillars-from-files:
     galeracluster_debian_repo.sls: tests/pillar/repo_galeracluster.sls
-  dependencies:
-    - name: mysql
-      repo: git
-      source: https://github.com/salt-formulas/salt-formula-mysql.git
-  dependencies:
-    - name: linux
-      repo: git
-      source: https://github.com/salt-formulas/salt-formula-linux.git
 
 verifier:
   name: inspec
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7a77247..7d6d051 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   - make test | tail
 
 script:
-  - test ! -e .kitchen.yml || bundle exec kitchen test -t tests/integration
+  - bundle exec kitchen test -t tests/integration
 
 notifications:
   webhooks:
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index a116d44..a378905 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@
             password: clustercheck
             database: '*.*'
             grants: PROCESS
-            grant_option: False
           - name: inspector
             host: 127.0.0.1
             password: password
@@ -76,17 +75,31 @@
               mydb:
                 - database: mydb
                 - table: mytable
-                - grant_option: False
+                - grant_option: True
                 - grants:
                   - all privileges
 
+Additional check params:
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+    galera:
+      clustercheck:
+        - enabled: True
+        - user: clustercheck
+        - password: clustercheck
+        - available_when_donor: 0
+        - available_when_readonly: 1
+        - port 9200
+
+
 Usage
 =====
 
 MySQL Galera check sripts
 
 .. code-block:: bash
-    
+
     mysql> SHOW STATUS LIKE 'wsrep%';
 
     mysql> SHOW STATUS LIKE 'wsrep_cluster_size' ;"
diff --git a/galera/clustercheck.sls b/galera/clustercheck.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a311a84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/galera/clustercheck.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{%- from "galera/map.jinja" import clustercheck with context %}
+
+{%- if clustercheck.get('enabled', False) %}
+/usr/local/bin/mysql_clustercheck:
+  file.managed:
+    - source: salt://galera/files/clustercheck.sh
+    - user: root
+    - group: root
+    - mode: 755
+    - dir_mode: 755
+    - makedirs: True
+
+/etc/xinetd.d/mysql_clustercheck:
+  file.managed:
+    - source: salt://galera/files/xinet.d.conf
+    - template: jinja
+    - makedirs: True
+    - defaults:
+        name: mysqlchk
+        user: nobody
+        server: '/usr/local/bin/mysql_clustercheck'
+        server_args: '{{ clustercheck.get('user', 'clustercheck') }} {{ clustercheck.get('password', 'clustercheck') }} available_when_donor={{ clustercheck.get('available_when_donor', 0) }} /dev/null available_when_readonly={{ clustercheck.get('available_when_readonly', 0) }} {{ clustercheck.config }}'
+        port: {{ clustercheck.get('port', 9200) }}
+        flags: REUSE
+        per_source: UNLIMITED
+    - require:
+      - file: /usr/local/bin/mysql_clustercheck
+{%- if not grains.get('noservices', False) %}
+    - watch_in:
+      - galera_xinetd_service
+{%- endif %}
+
+galera_xinetd_package:
+  pkg.installed:
+  - name: xinetd
+
+{%- if not grains.get('noservices', False) %}
+galera_xinetd_service:
+  service.running:
+  - name: xinetd
+  - require:
+    - pkg: xinetd
+{%- endif %}
+{%- endif %}
+
diff --git a/galera/files/clustercheck.sh b/galera/files/clustercheck.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efed950
--- /dev/null
+++ b/galera/files/clustercheck.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Script to make a proxy (ie HAProxy) capable of monitoring MySQL Cluster nodes properly
+#
+# Author: Olaf van Zandwijk <olaf.vanzandwijk@nedap.com>
+# Author: Raghavendra Prabhu <raghavendra.prabhu@percona.com>
+# Author: Petr Michalec <pmichalec@mirantis.com>
+#
+# Documentation and download: https://github.com/epcim/percona-clustercheck
+#
+# Based on the original script from Unai Rodriguez
+#
+
+function httpReply(){
+    HTTP_STATUS="${1}"
+    RESPONSE_CONTENT="${2}"
+
+    # https://serverfault.com/questions/504756/curl-failure-when-receiving-data-from-peer-using-percona-xtradb-cluster-check
+    sleep 0.1
+    if [[ "${HTTP_STATUS}" == "503" ]]
+    then
+        echo -en "HTTP/1.1 503 Service Unavailable\r\n"
+    elif [[ "${HTTP_STATUS}" == "404" ]]
+    then
+        echo -en "HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found\r\n"
+    elif [[ "${HTTP_STATUS}" == "401" ]]
+    then
+        echo -en "HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized\r\n"
+    elif [[ "${HTTP_STATUS}" == "200" ]]
+    then
+        echo -en "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n"
+    else
+        echo -en "HTTP/1.1 ${HTTP_STATUS}\r\n"
+    fi
+
+    echo -en "Content-Type: text/plain\r\n"
+    echo -en "Connection: close\r\n"
+    echo -en "Content-Length: ${#RESPONSE_CONTENT}\r\n"
+    echo -en "\r\n"
+    echo -en "${RESPONSE_CONTENT}"
+    echo -en "\r\n"
+    sleep 0.1
+}
+
+if [[ $1 == '-h' || $1 == '--help' ]];then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <user> <pass> <available_when_donor=0|1> <log_file> <available_when_readonly=0|1> <defaults_extra_file> <timeout>"
+    exit
+fi
+
+# if the disabled file is present, return 503. This allows
+# admins to manually remove a node from a cluster easily.
+if [ -e "/var/tmp/clustercheck.disabled" ]; then
+    # Shell return-code is 1
+    httpReply "503" "MySQL Cluster Node is manually disabled.\r\n"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+MYSQL_USERNAME="${1-clustercheckuser}"
+MYSQL_PASSWORD="${2-clustercheckpassword!}"
+AVAILABLE_WHEN_DONOR=${3:-0}
+ERR_FILE="${4:-/dev/null}"
+AVAILABLE_WHEN_READONLY=${5:-1}
+DEFAULTS_EXTRA_FILE=${6:-/etc/my.cnf}
+# Timeout exists for instances where mysqld may be hung
+# Default value	considers the Galera timeouts
+TIMEOUT=${7:-18}
+
+EXTRA_ARGS=""
+if [[ -n "$MYSQL_USERNAME" ]]; then
+    EXTRA_ARGS="$EXTRA_ARGS --user=${MYSQL_USERNAME}"
+fi
+if [[ -n "$MYSQL_PASSWORD" ]]; then
+    EXTRA_ARGS="$EXTRA_ARGS --password=${MYSQL_PASSWORD}"
+fi
+if [[ -r $DEFAULTS_EXTRA_FILE ]];then
+    MYSQL_CMDLINE="mysql --defaults-extra-file=$DEFAULTS_EXTRA_FILE -nNE --connect-timeout=$TIMEOUT \
+                    ${EXTRA_ARGS}"
+else
+    MYSQL_CMDLINE="mysql -nNE --connect-timeout=$TIMEOUT ${EXTRA_ARGS}"
+fi
+#
+# Perform the query to check the wsrep_local_state
+#
+WSREP_STATUS=$($MYSQL_CMDLINE -e "SHOW STATUS LIKE 'wsrep_local_state';" \
+    2>${ERR_FILE} | tail -1 2>>${ERR_FILE}; exit ${PIPESTATUS[0]})
+mysql_ret=$?
+
+if [[ $mysql_ret -eq 1 || $mysql_ret -eq 127 ]]; then
+    # hash or command can be used here, but command is POSIX
+    command -v "$MYSQL_CMD"; mysql_ret=$?
+    if [[ $mysql_ret -eq 1 ]]; then
+        # mysql program not found
+        # => return HTTP 404
+        # Shell return-code is 3
+        httpReply "404" "Mysql command not found or service is not running.\r\n"
+        exit 2
+    fi
+
+        # Failed mysql login
+        # => return HTTP 401
+        # Shell return-code is 2
+        httpReply "401" "Access denied to database.\r\n"
+        exit 2
+fi
+
+
+
+if [[ "${WSREP_STATUS}" == "4" ]] || [[ "${WSREP_STATUS}" == "2" && ${AVAILABLE_WHEN_DONOR} == 1 ]]
+then
+    # Check only when set to 0 to avoid latency in response.
+    if [[ $AVAILABLE_WHEN_READONLY -eq 0 ]];then
+        READ_ONLY=$($MYSQL_CMDLINE -e "SHOW GLOBAL VARIABLES LIKE 'read_only';" \
+                    2>${ERR_FILE} | tail -1 2>>${ERR_FILE})
+
+        if [[ "${READ_ONLY}" == "ON" ]];then
+            # MySQL Cluster node local state is 'Synced', but it is in
+            # read-only mode. The variable AVAILABLE_WHEN_READONLY is set to 0.
+            # => return HTTP 503
+            # Shell return-code is 1
+            httpReply "503" "MySQL Cluster Node is read-only.\r\n"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    fi
+    # MySQL Cluster node local state is 'Synced' => return HTTP 200
+    # Shell return-code is 0
+    httpReply "200" "MySQL Cluster Node is synced.\r\n"
+    exit 0
+else
+    # MySQL Cluster node local state is not 'Synced' => return HTTP 503
+    # Shell return-code is 1
+    if [[ -z "${WSREP_STATUS}" ]]
+    then
+        httpReply "503" "Received empty reply from MySQL Cluster Node.\r\nMight be a permission issue, check the credentials used by ${0}\r\n"
+    else
+        httpReply "503" "MySQL Cluster Node is not synced.\r\n"
+    fi
+    exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/galera/files/xinet.d.conf b/galera/files/xinet.d.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd6f321
--- /dev/null
+++ b/galera/files/xinet.d.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# default: {{ default_state|default('on') }}
+# description: {{ name }}
+
+service {{ name }}:
+{
+  disable          = {{ disable|default('no') }}
+  {%- if flags is defined %}
+  flags            = {{ flags }}
+  {%- endif %}
+  socket_type      = {{ socket_type|default('stream') }}
+  port             = {{ port }}
+  wait             = {{ wait|default('no') }}
+  user             = {{ user }}
+  server           = {{ server }}
+  {%- if server_args is defined %}
+  server_args      = {{ server_args }}
+  {%- endif %}
+  log_on_failure  += {{ log_on_failure|default('USERID') }}
+  only_from        = {{ only_from|default('0.0.0.0/0') }}
+  type             = {{ type|default('UNLISTED') }}
+  {%- if per_source is defined %}
+  per_source       = {{ per_source }}
+  {%- endif %}
+}
diff --git a/galera/init.sls b/galera/init.sls
index 94e1414..bc55f36 100644
--- a/galera/init.sls
+++ b/galera/init.sls
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 {%- if pillar.galera.slave is defined %}
 - galera.slave
 {%- endif %}
+{%- if pillar.galera.clustercheck is defined %}
+- galera.clustercheck
+{%- endif %}
 {%- if pillar.galera.monitor is defined %}
 - galera.monitor
 {%- endif %}
diff --git a/galera/map.jinja b/galera/map.jinja
index 65683f2..12d6856 100644
--- a/galera/map.jinja
+++ b/galera/map.jinja
@@ -55,3 +55,19 @@
     'config': '/etc/mysql/my.cnf',
     },
 }, grain='oscodename', merge=pillar.galera.get('slave', {}))) %}
+
+{% set clustercheck = salt['grains.filter_by']({
+  'default': {
+     'enabled': False,
+     'user': clustercheck,
+     'password': clustercheck,
+     'port': '9200'
+    },
+  'Debian': {
+    'config': '/etc/mysql/my.cnf',
+    },
+  'RedHat': {
+    'config': '/etc/my.cnf',
+    },
+}, merge=pillar.galera.get('clustercheck', {})) %}
+
diff --git a/galera/master.sls b/galera/master.sls
index 0fe43ce..24cef76 100644
--- a/galera/master.sls
+++ b/galera/master.sls
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
   - defaults:
       service: {{ master|yaml }}
   - template: jinja
+  - timeout: 1800
 
 galera_bootstrap_script:
   file.managed:
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@
   - require:
     - file: galera_run_dir
     - file: galera_init_script
+  - timeout: 1800
 
 galera_bootstrap_set_root_password:
   cmd.run:
diff --git a/galera/server.sls b/galera/server.sls
index bac8626..891ad2c 100644
--- a/galera/server.sls
+++ b/galera/server.sls
@@ -1,20 +1,33 @@
 {%- if pillar.get('mysql', {}).server is defined  %}
-
+{%- from "mysql/map.jinja" import mysql_connection_args as connection with context %}
 {%- set server = pillar.mysql.server %}
 
 {%- for database_name, database in server.get('database', {}).iteritems() %}
 
+{%- if not grains.get('noservices', False) %}
 mysql_database_{{ database_name }}:
   mysql_database.present:
   - name: {{ database_name }}
+  - character_set: {{ database.get('encoding', 'utf8') }}
+  #- connection_user: {{ connection.user }}
+  #- connection_pass: {{ connection.password }}
+  #- connection_charset: {{ connection.charset }}
+{%- endif %}
 
 {%- for user in database.users %}
-
+{%- if not grains.get('noservices', False) %}
 mysql_user_{{ user.name }}_{{ database_name }}_{{ user.host }}:
   mysql_user.present:
   - host: '{{ user.host }}'
   - name: '{{ user.name }}'
+  {%- if user.password is defined %}
   - password: {{ user.password }}
+  {%- else %}
+  - allow_passwordless: true
+  {%- endif %}
+  #- connection_user: {{ connection.user }}
+  #- connection_pass: {{ connection.password }}
+  #- connection_charset: {{ connection.charset }}
 
 mysql_grants_{{ user.name }}_{{ database_name }}_{{ user.host }}:
   mysql_grants.present:
@@ -22,14 +35,16 @@
   - database: '{{ database_name }}.*'
   - user: '{{ user.name }}'
   - host: '{{ user.host }}'
+  #- connection_user: {{ connection.user }}
+  #- connection_pass: {{ connection.password }}
+  #- connection_charset: {{ connection.charset }}
   - require:
     - mysql_user: mysql_user_{{ user.name }}_{{ database_name }}_{{ user.host }}
     - mysql_database: mysql_database_{{ database_name }}
-
+{%- endif %}
 {%- endfor %}
 
 {%- if database.initial_data is defined %}
-
 /root/mysql/scripts/restore_{{ database_name }}.sh:
   file.managed:
   - source: salt://mysql/conf/restore.sh
@@ -49,61 +64,66 @@
   - cwd: /root
   - require:
     - file: /root/mysql/scripts/restore_{{ database_name }}.sh
-
 {%- endif %}
 
 {%- endfor %}
 
-{%- if not grains.get('noservices', False) %}
 {%- for user in server.get('users', []) %}
-{%- set user_hosts = user.get('hosts', user.get('host', 'localhost'))|sequence %}
-{%- for host in user_hosts %}
+{%- for host in user.get('hosts', user.get('host', 'localhost'))|sequence %}
+{%- if not grains.get('noservices', False) %}
 mysql_user_{{ user.name }}_{{ host }}:
   mysql_user.present:
-  - host: '{{ user.host }}'
+  - host: '{{ host }}'
   - name: '{{ user.name }}'
   {%- if user['password_hash'] is defined %}
-    - password_hash: '{{ user.password_hash }}'
+  - password_hash: '{{ user.password_hash }}'
   {%- elif user['password'] is defined and user['password'] != None %}
-    - password: '{{ user.password }}'
+  - password: '{{ user.password }}'
   {%- else %}
   - allow_passwordless: True
   {%- endif %}
-  - connection_charset: utf8
+  #- connection_user: {{ connection.user }}
+  #- connection_pass: {{ connection.password }}
+  #- connection_charset: {{ connection.charset }}
 
 {%- if 'grants' in user %}
 mysql_user_{{ user.name }}_{{ host }}_grants:
   mysql_grants.present:
     - name: {{ user.name }}
     - grant: {{ user['grants']|sequence|join(",") }}
-    - database: '*.*'
+    - database: '{{ user.get('database','*.*') }}'
     - grant_option: {{ user['grant_option'] | default(False) }}
     - user: {{ user.name }}
     - host: '{{ host }}'
-    - connection_charset: utf8
+    #- connection_user: {{ connection.user }}
+    #- connection_pass: {{ connection.password }}
+    #- connection_charset: {{ connection.charset }}
     - require:
       - mysql_user_{{ user.name }}_{{ host }}
 {%- endif %}
 
 {%- if 'databases' in user %}
-{% for db in user['databases'] %}
-mysql_user_{{ user.name }}_{{ host }}_grants_db_{{ db }} ~ '_' ~ loop.index0:
+{%- for db in user['databases'] %}
+mysql_user_{{ user.name }}_{{ host }}_grants_db_{{ db.database }}_{{ loop.index0 }}:
   mysql_grants.present:
     - name: {{ user.name ~ '_' ~ db['database']  ~ '_' ~ db['table'] | default('all') }}
-    - grant: {{db['grants']|sequence|join(",")}}
+    - grant: {{ db['grants']|sequence|join(",") }}
     - database: '{{ db['database'] }}.{{ db['table'] | default('*') }}'
     - grant_option: {{ db['grant_option'] | default(False) }}
     - user: {{ user.name }}
     - host: '{{ host }}'
-    - connection_charset: utf8
+    #- connection_user: {{ connection.user }}
+    #- connection_pass: {{ connection.password }}
+    #- connection_charset: {{ connection.charset }}
     - require:
       - mysql_user_{{ user.name }}_{{ host }}
-      - mysql_database_{{ db }}
+      - mysql_database_{{ db.database }}
 {%- endfor %}
 {%- endif %}
 
+{%- endif %}
 {%- endfor %}
 {%- endfor %}
 
-{%- endif %}
+
 {%- endif %}
diff --git a/galera/slave.sls b/galera/slave.sls
index 7310560..9e82d68 100644
--- a/galera/slave.sls
+++ b/galera/slave.sls
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
   - require: 
     - file: galera_run_dir
     - file: galera_init_script
+  - timeout: 1800
 
 galera_bootstrap_set_root_password:
   cmd.run:
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@
   - require: 
     - file: galera_bootstrap_init_config
     - file: galera_bootstrap_script
+  - timeout: 1800
 
 galera_bootstrap_finish_flag:
   file.touch:
@@ -179,12 +181,12 @@
   {%- endif %}
 
 {%- if not grains.get('noservices', False) %}
-
 galera_service:
   service.running:
   - name: {{ slave.service }}
   - enable: true
   - reload: true
-
 {%- endif %}
+
+
 {%- endif %}
diff --git a/tests/integration/master_cluster/checks_clustercheck_spec.rb b/tests/integration/master_cluster/checks_clustercheck_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d10fc19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/master_cluster/checks_clustercheck_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+describe file('/etc/xinetd.d/mysql_clustercheck') do
+    it('should exist')
+    its('content') { should match /server.*\/usr\/local\/bin\/mysql_clustercheck/ }
+    its('content') { should match /server_args.*clustercheck password available_when_donor=1 \/dev\/null available_when_readonly=1/ }
+end
+
+describe file('/usr/local/bin/mysql_clustercheck') do
+    it('should exist')
+    it('should be_executable')
+end
diff --git a/tests/integration/slave_cluster/checks_clustercheck_spec.rb b/tests/integration/slave_cluster/checks_clustercheck_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d10fc19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/slave_cluster/checks_clustercheck_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+describe file('/etc/xinetd.d/mysql_clustercheck') do
+    it('should exist')
+    its('content') { should match /server.*\/usr\/local\/bin\/mysql_clustercheck/ }
+    its('content') { should match /server_args.*clustercheck password available_when_donor=1 \/dev\/null available_when_readonly=1/ }
+end
+
+describe file('/usr/local/bin/mysql_clustercheck') do
+    it('should exist')
+    it('should be_executable')
+end
diff --git a/tests/pillar/master_cluster.sls b/tests/pillar/master_cluster.sls
index a12e7d7..bd27fa2 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/master_cluster.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/master_cluster.sls
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         port: 3306
       maintenance_password: password
       admin:
-        user: user
+        user: root
         password: password
       members:
       - host: 127.0.0.1
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@
         port: 4567
       - host: 127.0.0.1
         port: 4567
+    clustercheck:
+      enabled: True
+      user: clustercheck
+      password: password
+      available_when_donor: 1
+      available_when_readonly: 1
+      port: 9200
   mysql:
     server:
       users:
@@ -27,17 +34,15 @@
         host: 127.0.0.1
       - name: clustercheck
         #host: localhost
-        password: clustercheck
+        password: password
         database: '*.*'
         grants: PROCESS
-        grant_option: False
       - name: inspector
         host: 127.0.0.1
         password: password
         databases:
-          mydb:
-            - database: mydb
-            - table: mytable
-            - grant_option: False
-            - grants:
-              - all privileges
+          - database: mydb
+            table: mytable
+            grant_option: True
+            grants:
+            - all privileges
diff --git a/tests/pillar/slave_cluster.sls b/tests/pillar/slave_cluster.sls
index 10dfccb..73bf999 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/slave_cluster.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/slave_cluster.sls
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         port: 3306
       maintenance_password: password
       admin:
-        user: user
+        user: root
         password: password
       members:
       - host: 127.0.0.1
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@
         port: 4567
       - host: 127.0.0.1
         port: 4567
+    clustercheck:
+      enabled: True
+      user: clustercheck
+      password: password
+      available_when_donor: 1
+      available_when_readonly: 1
+      port: 9200
   mysql:
     server:
       users:
@@ -24,4 +31,9 @@
       - name: haproxy
         host: '%'
       - name: haproxy
-        host: 127.0.0.1
\ No newline at end of file
+        host: 127.0.0.1
+      - name: clustercheck
+        #host: localhost
+        password: password
+        database: '*.*'
+        grants: PROCESS
diff --git a/tests/run_tests.sh b/tests/run_tests.sh
index 3f42101..fe0d87e 100755
--- a/tests/run_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/run_tests.sh
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@
 run() {
     for pillar in ${PILLARDIR}/*.sls; do
         state_name=$(basename ${pillar%.sls})
+        salt_run grains.set 'noservices' False force=True
         salt_run --id=${state_name} state.show_sls ${FORMULA_NAME} || (log_err "Execution of ${FORMULA_NAME}.${state_name} failed"; exit 1)
     done
 }