diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index af09903..31bbf63 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -r requirements.txt
-tox==3.21.4
+tox==3.24.1
 black==19.10b0
 pylint==2.6.0
 SaltPylint==2020.9.28
-CherryPy==18.1.0
+CherryPy==18.6.1
diff --git a/salt_sproxy/_runners/proxy.py b/salt_sproxy/_runners/proxy.py
index 8a85a50..64fde1d 100644
--- a/salt_sproxy/_runners/proxy.py
+++ b/salt_sproxy/_runners/proxy.py
@@ -207,6 +207,22 @@ def _receive_replies_sync(ret_queue, static_queue, done_queue, progress_bar):
     done_queue.put(_SENTINEL)
 
 
+class PingBatch(Batch):
+    def __init__(
+        self, opts, eauth=None, quiet=False, parser=None
+    ):  # pylint: disable=super-init-not-called
+        self.opts = opts
+        self.eauth = eauth if eauth else {}
+        self.pub_kwargs = eauth if eauth else {}
+        self.quiet = quiet
+        self.local = salt.client.get_local_client(opts['conf_file'])
+        self.minions, self.ping_gen, self.down_minions = self.gather_minions()
+        self.options = parser
+
+    def _gather_minions(self):
+        return self.minions, self.ping_gen, self.down_minions
+
+
 class NoPingBatch(Batch):
     '''
     Similar to the native Salt Batch. but without issuing test.ping to ensure
@@ -221,11 +237,11 @@ def __init__(
         self.pub_kwargs = eauth if eauth else {}
         self.quiet = quiet
         self.local = salt.client.get_local_client(opts['conf_file'])
-        self.minions, self.ping_gen, self.down_minions = self.__gather_minions()
+        self.minions, self.ping_gen, self.down_minions = self.opts['tgt'], [], []
         self.options = parser
 
-    def __gather_minions(self):
-        return self.opts['tgt'], [], []
+    def gather_minions(self):
+        return self.minions, self.ping_gen, self.down_minions
 
 
 # The SProxyMinion class is back-ported from Salt 2019.2.0 (to be released soon)
@@ -621,9 +637,11 @@ def salt_call(
     opts['proxy_test_ping'] = test_ping
     opts['proxy_use_cached_grains'] = use_cached_grains
     if use_cached_grains:
-        opts['proxy_cached_grains'] = __salt__['cache.fetch'](
-            'minions/{}/data'.format(minion_id), 'grains'
+        cache_data = __salt__['cache.fetch'](
+            'minions/{}'.format(minion_id), 'data'
         )
+        if cache_data and 'grains' in cache_data:
+            opts['proxy_cached_grains'] = cache_data['grains']
     opts['roster_opts'] = roster_opts
     opts['returner'] = returner
     if not returner_kwargs:
@@ -702,17 +720,17 @@ def salt_call(
             log.warning(
                 'Returner %s is not available. Check that the dependencies are properly installed'
             )
+    cache_data = {}
     if cache_grains:
         log.debug('Caching Grains for %s', minion_id)
         log.debug(sa_proxy.opts['grains'])
-        cache_store = __salt__['cache.store'](
-            'minions/{}/data'.format(minion_id), 'grains', sa_proxy.opts['grains']
-        )
+        cache_data['grains'] = copy.deepcopy(sa_proxy.opts['grains'])
     if cache_pillar:
         log.debug('Caching Pillar for %s', minion_id)
-        cached_store = __salt__['cache.store'](
-            'minions/{}/data'.format(minion_id), 'pillar', sa_proxy.opts['pillar']
-        )
+        cache_data['pillar'] = copy.deepcopy(sa_proxy.opts['pillar'])
+    cached_store = __salt__['cache.store'](
+        'minions/{}'.format(minion_id), 'data', cache_data
+    )
     return ret, retcode
 
 
@@ -966,7 +984,9 @@ def execute_devices(
         batch_opts['ret_config'] = returner_config
         batch_opts['ret_kwargs'] = returner_kwargs
         if test_ping:
-            cli_batch = Batch(batch_opts, quiet=True)
+            cli_batch = PingBatch(batch_opts, quiet=True)
+            cli_batch.minions, cli_batch.ping_gen, cli_batch.down_minions = cli_batch.gather_minions()
+            cli_batch.gather_minions = cli_batch._gather_minions
         else:
             cli_batch = NoPingBatch(batch_opts, quiet=True)
         log.debug('Batching detected the following Minions responsive')
diff --git a/salt_sproxy/cli.py b/salt_sproxy/cli.py
index fab2f06..d87a41b 100644
--- a/salt_sproxy/cli.py
+++ b/salt_sproxy/cli.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 from salt.ext import six
 import salt.defaults.exitcodes  # pylint: disable=W0611
 import salt.utils.stringutils
+import salt.version
 
 try:
     from salt.utils.files import fopen
@@ -62,9 +63,11 @@ def run(self):
             sys.stdout.write(safe_dump(self.config, default_flow_style=False))
             return self.config
 
-        # Setup file logging!
-        self.setup_logfile_logger()
-        verify_log(self.config)
+        if salt.version.__saltstack_version__.major < 3005:
+            # Setup file logging!
+            self.setup_logfile_logger()
+            verify_log(self.config)
+
         profiling_enabled = self.options.profiling_enabled
         curpath = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
         saltenv = self.config.get('saltenv_cli', self.config.get('saltenv'))
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9254995..bd584f6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name=name,
-    version='2021.6.1',
+    version='2022.10.0',
     namespace_packages=['salt_sproxy'],
     packages=find_packages(),
     author='Mircea Ulinic',