diff --git a/salt/defaults.yaml b/salt/defaults.yaml
index 8a82d80..ae984d4 100644
--- a/salt/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/defaults.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ salt:
   install_packages: True
   use_pip: False
   clean_config_d_dir: True
+  restart_via_at: False
 
   config_path: /etc/salt
 
diff --git a/salt/minion.sls b/salt/minion.sls
index 9d141b7..852ebe2 100644
--- a/salt/minion.sls
+++ b/salt/minion.sls
@@ -16,12 +16,30 @@ salt-minion:
   service.running:
     - enable: True
     - name: {{ salt_settings.minion_service }}
+{%- if not salt_settings.restart_via_at %}
     - watch:
-{% if salt_settings.install_packages %}
+  {%- if salt_settings.install_packages %}
       - pkg: salt-minion
-{% endif %}
+  {%- endif %}
       - file: salt-minion
       - file: remove-old-minion-conf-file
+{%- else %}
+at:
+  pkg.installed: []
+
+restart-salt-minion:
+  cmd.wait:
+    - name: echo salt-call --local service.restart salt-minion | at now + 1 minute
+    - order: last
+    - require:
+        - pkg: at
+    - watch:
+  {%- if salt_settings.install_packages %}
+      - pkg: salt-minion
+  {%- endif %}
+      - file: salt-minion
+      - file: remove-old-minion-conf-file
+{%- endif %}
 
 {% if salt_settings.minion_remove_config %}
 remove-default-minion-conf-file: