diff --git a/api/python/provisioner/commands/cluster_id.py b/api/python/provisioner/commands/cluster_id.py
index cbfd374b3..95a82c2af 100644
--- a/api/python/provisioner/commands/cluster_id.py
+++ b/api/python/provisioner/commands/cluster_id.py
@@ -218,7 +218,9 @@ def run(self, targets=ALL_MINIONS):
 
                 # Ensure cluster-id file is created in all nodes
                 StatesApplier.apply(
-                       ['components.provisioner.config.cluster_id'],
+                       ['components.provisioner.config.cluster_id',
+                        'components.system.config.sync_salt'
+                       ],
                        targets=ALL_MINIONS
                 )
 
diff --git a/api/python/provisioner/commands/confstore_export.py b/api/python/provisioner/commands/confstore_export.py
index a1c667b0a..c8342c61e 100644
--- a/api/python/provisioner/commands/confstore_export.py
+++ b/api/python/provisioner/commands/confstore_export.py
@@ -114,12 +114,17 @@ def run(self, **kwargs):
             template_file_path = str(
                 CORTX_CONFIG_DIR /
                 'provisioner_confstore_template')
+
+            # TODO
+            # Not a good way to call primary node with hardcoded value
+            # need to remove it for hostname bug for cortx_setup API
+            node= 'srvnode-1'
             StateFunExecuter.execute(
                 'file.managed',
                 fun_kwargs=dict(
                     name=template_file_path,
                     source='salt://components/system/files/confstore_template.j2',
-                    template='jinja'))
+                    template='jinja'),targets=node)
             logger.info("Pillar confstore template is created at "
                         f"{template_file_path}"
                         )
diff --git a/lr-cli/cortx_setup/commands/cluster/create.py b/lr-cli/cortx_setup/commands/cluster/create.py
index 9b645689a..3ac4c5ebe 100644
--- a/lr-cli/cortx_setup/commands/cluster/create.py
+++ b/lr-cli/cortx_setup/commands/cluster/create.py
@@ -58,7 +58,12 @@
     local_minion_id,
     cmd_run
 )
+from provisioner import salt
 from provisioner.api import grains_get
+from cortx_setup.config import (
+    ALL_MINIONS
+)
+from provisioner.salt import StatesApplier
 
 
 class ClusterCreate(Command):
@@ -133,6 +138,7 @@ def run(self, **kwargs):
         """
         try:
             index = 'node_info_index'
+            local_minion = None
             local_fqdn = socket.gethostname()
             cluster_args = ['name', 'site_count', 'storageset_count']
 
@@ -148,6 +154,7 @@ def run(self, **kwargs):
             for idx, node in enumerate(nodes):
                 if node == local_fqdn:
                     nodes[idx] = f"srvnode-1:{node}"
+                    local_minion = 'srvnode-1'
                 else:
                     nodes[idx] = f"srvnode-{idx+1}:{node}"
 
@@ -182,7 +189,7 @@ def run(self, **kwargs):
               f"Starting bootstrap process now with args: {kwargs}"
             )
             bootstrap_provisioner.BootstrapProvisioner()._run(**kwargs)
-
+            salt._local_minion_id = local_minion
             if SOURCE_PATH.exists():
                 self.logger.debug("Cleanup existing storage config on all nodes")
                 cmd_run(f"mv {SOURCE_PATH} {DEST_PATH}")
@@ -201,8 +208,9 @@ def run(self, **kwargs):
             self.logger.debug("Creating service user")
             create_service_user.CreateServiceUser.run(user="cortxub")
 
+            node_id = 'srvnode-1'
             self.logger.debug("Setting up Cluster ID on the system")
-            cluster_id.ClusterId().run()
+            cmd_run('provisioner cluster_id', targets=node_id)
 
             self.logger.debug("Encrypting config data")
             EncryptSecrets().run()
@@ -214,7 +222,7 @@ def run(self, **kwargs):
             # TODO: move this to time.py after encryption issue
             self.logger.debug("Setting time on node with server & timezone")
 
-            node_id = local_minion_id()
+            # node_id = local_minion_id()
             NodePrepareTime().set_server_time()
             machine_id = get_machine_id(node_id)
             enclosure_id = grains_get("enclosure_id")[node_id]["enclosure_id"]
@@ -222,7 +230,7 @@ def run(self, **kwargs):
                 if not machine_id in enclosure_id:   # check if the system is VM or HW
                     self.logger.debug(f"Setting time on enclosure with server & timezone")
                     NodePrepareTime().set_enclosure_time()
-
+            StatesApplier.apply( ['components.system.config.sync_salt'] ,targets=ALL_MINIONS)
             self.logger.debug("Exporting to Confstore")
             confstore_export.ConfStoreExport().run()
 
diff --git a/lr-cli/cortx_setup/commands/cluster/generate.py b/lr-cli/cortx_setup/commands/cluster/generate.py
index 639c6b82a..0453b79f5 100644
--- a/lr-cli/cortx_setup/commands/cluster/generate.py
+++ b/lr-cli/cortx_setup/commands/cluster/generate.py
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ def run(self, targets=ALL_MINIONS):
             self.logger.debug("Generating cluster pillar")
 
             StatesApplier.apply(
-                       ['components.provisioner.config.generate_cluster_pillar'],
+                       ['components.provisioner.config.generate_cluster_pillar',
+                        'components.system.config.sync_salt'
+                       ],
                        targets=ALL_MINIONS
             )