diff --git a/salt/minion/service.sls b/salt/minion/service.sls
index 5befc0c..999ea68 100644
--- a/salt/minion/service.sls
+++ b/salt/minion/service.sls
@@ -26,10 +26,8 @@
   - template: jinja
   - require:
     - {{ minion.install_state }}
-  {%- if not grains.get('noservices', False) %}
   - watch_in:
     - service: salt_minion_service
-  {%- endif %}
 
 {%- for service_name, service in pillar.items() %}
     {%- set support_fragment_file = service_name+'/meta/salt.yml' %}
@@ -43,10 +41,8 @@
     - name: /etc/salt/minion.d/_{{ name }}.conf
     - contents: |
         {{ conf|yaml(False)|indent(8) }}
-    {%- if not grains.get('noservices', False) %}
     - watch_in:
       - cmd: salt_minion_service_restart
-    {%- endif %}
     - require:
       - {{ minion.install_state }}
 
@@ -55,19 +51,19 @@
     - name: python -c "import yaml; stream = file('/etc/salt/minion.d/_{{ name }}.conf', 'r'); yaml.load(stream); stream.close()"
     - watch:
       - file: salt_minion_config_{{ service_name }}_{{ name }}
-        {%- if not grains.get('noservices', False) %}
     - require_in:
       - cmd: salt_minion_service_restart
-        {%- endif %}
       {%- endfor %}
     {%- endif %}
 {%- endfor %}
 
-{%- if not grains.get('noservices', False) %}
 salt_minion_service:
   service.running:
   - name: {{ minion.service }}
   - enable: true
+  {%- if grains.get('noservices') %}
+  - onlyif: /bin/false
+  {%- endif %}
 
 {#- Restart salt-minion if needed but after all states are executed #}
 salt_minion_service_restart:
@@ -75,16 +71,16 @@
     - name: 'while true; do salt-call saltutil.running|grep fun: && continue; salt-call --local service.restart {{ minion.service }}; break; done'
     - shell: /bin/bash
     - bg: true
+    {%- if grains.get('noservices') %}
+    - onlyif: /bin/false
+    {%- endif %}
     - require:
       - service: salt_minion_service
-{%- endif %}
 
 salt_minion_sync_all:
   module.run:
     - name: 'saltutil.sync_all'
-  {%- if not grains.get('noservices', False) %}
     - watch:
       - service: salt_minion_service
-  {%- endif %}
 
 {%- endif %}