diff --git a/salt/states/files/install_firefox_addon b/salt/states/files/install_firefox_addon
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9fbf372
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/states/files/install_firefox_addon
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -aeo pipefail
+filename="$1"
+url="$2"
+tmpfile=$(mktemp /tmp/install_firefox_addon.XXXXXX)
+
+
+
+curl -sLo "$tmpfile" "$url"
+for p in "$(sed -n 's/^Path=\(.*\)$/\1/p' $HOME/.mozilla/firefox/profiles.ini)";do
+    cp "$tmpfile" "$HOME/.mozilla/firefox/$p/$filename"
+done
+rm "$tmpfile"
diff --git a/salt/states/firefox.sls b/salt/states/firefox.sls
index 4f19eab..392baff 100644
--- a/salt/states/firefox.sls
+++ b/salt/states/firefox.sls
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
+copy the install addon script:
+  file.managed:
+    - name: {{ salt['user.info']( pillar['username'] ).home }}/bin/install_firefox_addon
+    - source: salt://files/install_firefox_addon
+    - user: {{ pillar['username'] }}
+    - group: users
+    - mode: "0755"
+
 {% for name, args in pillar['firefox']['addons'].items() %}
 Downloading {{ name }} Firefox xpi:
   cmd.run:
-    - name: curl -sLo {{ salt['user.info']( pillar['username'] ).home }}/.mozilla/firefox/$(sed -n 's/^Path=\(.*\)$/\1/p' {{ salt['user.info']( pillar['username'] ).home }}/.mozilla/firefox/profiles.ini)/{{ args['name'] }} {{ args['url'] }}
+    - name: {{ salt['user.info']( pillar['username'] ).home }}/bin/install_firefox_addon {{ args['name'] }} {{ args['url'] }}
     - unless: grep -oP '(?<=\},\"name\":\"){{ name }}' {{ salt['user.info']( pillar['username'] ).home }}/.mozilla/firefox/*.default*/addons.json
     - user: {{ pillar['username'] }}
 {% endfor %}