diff --git a/linux/files/sosreport_collect.sh b/linux/files/sosreport_collect.sh
index 0c8fa13..483ae04 100644
--- a/linux/files/sosreport_collect.sh
+++ b/linux/files/sosreport_collect.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@
     nc -q 1 -lp ${port} | tar -x || errMsg="${errMsg}Failed to collect report for ${node}\n"
 }
 
+check_minions() {
+    local target=$1
+    if [ -z "$(salt -C "${target}" --preview-target)" ]; then
+        echo "No minions found for target: ${target}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+check_minions "${target}"
 cd ${reportWorkDir}
 for node in $(salt -C "${target}" --out txt test.ping | cut -f 1 -d ':'); do
   nc_listen ${node} &
diff --git a/linux/system/sosreport/collect.sls b/linux/system/sosreport/collect.sls
index 4a8b40f..358d993 100644
--- a/linux/system/sosreport/collect.sls
+++ b/linux/system/sosreport/collect.sls
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@
   - require:
     - file: sosreport_tmp_collect_dir
   - defaults: |
-    nodeIp: {{ collectDefaultOpts['nodeIp'] }}
-    port: {{ collectDefaultOpts['port'] }}
-    target: {{ collectDefaultOpts['target'] }}
-    reportWorkDir: {{ collectDefaultOpts['reportWorkDir'] }}
-    archiveName: {{ collectDefaultOpts['archiveName'] }}
+    nodeIp: '{{ collectDefaultOpts['nodeIp'] }}'
+    port: '{{ collectDefaultOpts['port'] }}'
+    target: '{{ collectDefaultOpts['target'] }}'
+    reportWorkDir: '{{ collectDefaultOpts['reportWorkDir'] }}'
+    archiveName: '{{ collectDefaultOpts['archiveName'] }}'
 
 sosreport_run:
   cmd.run:
diff --git a/linux/system/sosreport/report.sls b/linux/system/sosreport/report.sls
index 0e2ca82..c2cac3c 100644
--- a/linux/system/sosreport/report.sls
+++ b/linux/system/sosreport/report.sls
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 {%- from "linux/map.jinja" import system with context %}
 
-sosreport_packages:
+netcat_package:
   pkg.installed:
-    - names: [ sosreport, netcat-openbsd ]
+    - name: netcat-openbsd
+
+sosreport_packages:
+  pkg.latest:
+    - name: sosreport
+    - require:
+      - pkg: netcat_package
 
 {# Package has default config file, so if nothing provided through pillars use it #}
 {%- if system.sosreport.config_options is defined %}