On listing apache modules on salt minion by executing following command from salt-master, # salt 'target' apache.modules on minion, salt-minion service enters "reloading" state. # systemctl status salt-minion ● salt-minion.service - The Salt Minion Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/salt-minion.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: reloading (reload) since XXXX Docs: man:salt-minion(1) file:///usr/share/doc/salt/html/contents.html https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/contents.html Main PID: 3582 (salt-minion) Status: "Reading configuration..." Few details: 1) Important to note that previously it was Apache/2.4.6 (CentOS) and this issue started after upgrading to Apache/2.4.48 (IUS) 2) salt-master and salt-minion both the versions are 3003.1 3) It is Centos 7 VM 4) service remains in "reloading" state until restarted 5) minion logs does not log anything on change of service state