diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 80cd57d..0619d82 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -205,6 +205,16 @@
 
     salt-call event.send 'salt/orchestrate/start' "{'orchestrate': 'salt/orchestrate/infra_install.sls'}"
 
+Synchronise modules and pillars on minion start.
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+    salt:
+      master:
+        reactor:
+          'salt/minion/*/start':
+          - salt://salt/reactor/minion_start.sls
+
 Add and/or remove the minion key
 
 .. code-block:: yaml
diff --git a/metadata/service/master/reactor/minion_start.yml b/metadata/service/master/reactor/minion_start.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbe41d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metadata/service/master/reactor/minion_start.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+parameters:
+  salt:
+    master:
+      reactor:
+        'salt/minion/*/start':
+        - salt://salt/reactor/minion_start.sls
diff --git a/salt/reactor/node_start.sls b/salt/reactor/minion_start.sls
similarity index 60%
rename from salt/reactor/node_start.sls
rename to salt/reactor/minion_start.sls
index 904822c..f652b5b 100644
--- a/salt/reactor/node_start.sls
+++ b/salt/reactor/minion_start.sls
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 
-node_sync_all:
+minion_sync_all:
   local.saltutil.sync_all:
   - tgt: {{ data.id }}
+  - queue: True
 
-node_refresh_pillar:
+minion_refresh_pillar:
   local.saltutil.refresh_pillar:
   - tgt: {{ data.id }}
+  - queue: True