diff --git a/salt/minion.sls b/salt/minion.sls
index 6022fe97b..2b2f8899a 100644
--- a/salt/minion.sls
+++ b/salt/minion.sls
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-{% from "salt/map.jinja" import salt_settings with context %}
+{%- from "salt/map.jinja" import salt_settings with context %}
 
-{% if salt_settings.install_packages and grains.os == 'MacOS' and salt_settings.salt_minion_pkg_source != '' and salt_settings.version != '' %}
-{# only download IF we know where to get the pkg from and if we know what version to check the current install (if installed) against #}
-{# e.g. don't download unless it appears as though we're about to try and upgrade the minion #}
+{%- if salt_settings.install_packages and grains.os == 'MacOS' and salt_settings.salt_minion_pkg_source != '' and salt_settings.version != '' %}
+{#- only download IF we know where to get the pkg from and if we know what version to check the current install (if installed) against #}
+{#- e.g. don't download unless it appears as though we're about to try and upgrade the minion #}
 download-salt-minion:
   file.managed:
     - name: '/tmp/salt.pkg'
     - source: {{ salt_settings.salt_minion_pkg_source }}
-    {% if salt_settings.salt_minion_pkg_hash != '' %}
+    {%- if salt_settings.salt_minion_pkg_hash != '' %}
     - source_hash: {{ salt_settings.salt_minion_pkg_hash }}
-    {% else %}
+    {%- else %}
     - skip_verify: True
-    {% endif %}
+    {%- endif %}
     - user: root
     - group: wheel
     - mode: 0644
@@ -19,30 +19,34 @@ download-salt-minion:
       - '/opt/salt/bin/salt-minion --version | grep {{ salt_settings.version }}'
     - require_in:
       - macpackage: salt-minion
-{% endif %}
+{%- endif %}
 
 salt-minion:
-{% if salt_settings.install_packages %}
+{%- if salt_settings.install_packages %}
   {%- if grains.os == 'MacOS' and salt_settings.salt_minion_pkg_source != '' and salt_settings.version != '' %}
   macpackage.installed:
     - name: '/tmp/salt.pkg'
     - target: /
-    {# macpackage.installed behaves weirdly with version_check; version_check detects difference but fails to actually complete install. #}
-    {# use force == True as workaround #}
+    {#- macpackage.installed behaves weirdly with version_check; version_check detects difference but fails to actually complete install. #}
+    {#- use force == True as workaround #}
     - force: True
     - version_check: /opt/salt/bin/salt-minion --version=.*{{ salt_settings.version }}.*
-    - require_in:
-      - service: salt-minion
   {%- else %}
   pkg.installed:
     - name: {{ salt_settings.salt_minion }}
-  {%- if salt_settings.version is defined %}
+    {%- if salt_settings.version is defined %}
     - version: {{ salt_settings.version }}
+    {%- endif %}
   {%- endif %}
     - require_in:
       - service: salt-minion
-  {%- endif %}
-{% endif %}
+    - onchanges_in:
+      - cmd: salt-minion
+      {%- if salt_settings.restart_via_at %}
+      - cmd: restart-salt-minion
+      {%- endif %}
+{%- endif %}
+
   file.recurse:
     - name: {{ salt_settings.config_path }}/minion.d
     - template: jinja
@@ -51,49 +55,32 @@ salt-minion:
     - exclude_pat: _*
     - context:
         standalone: False
+    - onchanges_in:
+      - cmd: salt-minion
+      {%- if salt_settings.restart_via_at %}
+      - cmd: restart-salt-minion
+      {%- endif %}
+
   service.running:
     - enable: True
     - name: {{ salt_settings.minion_service }}
     - require:
       - file: salt-minion
+
 {%- if not salt_settings.restart_via_at %}
   cmd.run:
-  {%- if grains['saltversioninfo'][0] >= 2016 and grains['saltversioninfo'][1] >= 3 %}
     {%- if grains['kernel'] == 'Windows' %}
     - name: 'salt-call.bat --local service.restart {{ salt_settings.minion_service }}'
     {%- else %}
     - name: 'salt-call --local service.restart {{ salt_settings.minion_service }} --out-file /dev/null'
     {%- endif %}
     - bg: True
-  {%- else %}
-    {%- if grains['kernel'] == 'Windows' %}
-    - name: 'start powershell "Restart-Service -Name {{ salt_settings.minion_service }}"'
-    {%- else %}
-    # old style, pre 2016.3. fork and disown the process
-    - name: |-
-        exec 0>&- # close stdin
-        exec 1>&- # close stdout
-        exec 2>&- # close stderr
-        nohup salt-call --local service.restart {{ salt_settings.minion_service }} --out-file /dev/null &
-    {%- endif %}
-  {%- endif %}
-    - onchanges:
-  {%- if salt_settings.install_packages %}
-    {%- if grains.os == 'MacOS' %}
-      - macpackage: salt-minion
-    {%- else %}
-      - pkg: salt-minion
-    {%- endif %}
-  {%- endif %}
-      - file: salt-minion
-      - file: remove-old-minion-conf-file
 {%- else %}
-
-  {% if grains.os != 'MacOS' %}
-  {# MacOS has 'at' command; but there's no package to install #}
+{%-   if grains.os != 'MacOS' %}
+{#-   MacOS has 'at' command; but there's no package to install #}
 at:
   pkg.installed: []
-  {% endif %}
+{%-   endif %}
 
 restart-salt-minion:
   cmd.run:
@@ -101,19 +88,9 @@ restart-salt-minion:
     - order: last
     - require:
         - pkg: at
-    - onchanges:
-  {%- if salt_settings.install_packages %}
-      {%- if grains.os == 'MacOS' %}
-      - macpackage: salt-minion
-      {%- else %}
-      - pkg: salt-minion
-      {%- endif %}
-  {%- endif %}
-      - file: salt-minion
-      - file: remove-old-minion-conf-file
 {%- endif %}
 
-{% if 'inotify' in  salt_settings.get('minion', {}).get('beacons', {}) and salt_settings.get('pyinotify', False) %}
+{%- if 'inotify' in  salt_settings.get('minion', {}).get('beacons', {}) and salt_settings.get('pyinotify', False) %}
 salt-minion-beacon-inotify:
   pkg.installed:
     - name: {{ salt_settings.pyinotify }}
@@ -121,23 +98,28 @@ salt-minion-beacon-inotify:
       - service: salt-minion
     - watch_in:
       - service: salt-minion
-{% endif %}
+{%- endif %}
 
-{% if salt_settings.minion_remove_config %}
+{%- if salt_settings.minion_remove_config %}
 remove-default-minion-conf-file:
   file.absent:
     - name: {{ salt_settings.config_path }}/minion
-{% endif %}
+{%- endif %}
 
 # clean up old _defaults.conf file if they have it around
 remove-old-minion-conf-file:
   file.absent:
     - name: {{ salt_settings.config_path }}/minion.d/_defaults.conf
+    - onchanges_in:
+      - cmd: salt-minion
+      {%- if salt_settings.restart_via_at %}
+      - cmd: restart-salt-minion
+      {%- endif %}
 
-{% if grains.os == 'MacOS' %}
+{%- if grains.os == 'MacOS' %}
 remove-macpackage-salt:
   cmd.run:
     - name: 'rm -f /tmp/salt.pkg'
     - onchanges:
       - macpackage: salt-minion
-{% endif %}
+{%- endif %}