diff --git a/bin/initDesktop b/bin/initDesktop
index a0ab9a1..7082205 100755
--- a/bin/initDesktop
+++ b/bin/initDesktop
@@ -93,6 +93,17 @@ function do_salt_call(){
     $salt state.apply pillar="{username: $USER}"
 }
 
+function firefox_addons(){
+    new_log "Installing firefox addons"
+    if [[ ! -f "$HOME/bin/install_firefox_addon" ]];then
+        printf "install firefox addon script not found, run dotfile sync first"
+    fi 
+    if asktobreak;then
+        return
+    fi
+    exec $HOME/bin/install_firefox_addon
+}
+
 setup_dotfiles
 do_salt_call
 gnome_key_bindings
diff --git a/salt/states/files/install_firefox_addon b/salt/states/files/install_firefox_addon
index 84e157b..32c6673 100755
--- a/salt/states/files/install_firefox_addon
+++ b/salt/states/files/install_firefox_addon
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@
 set -aeo pipefail
 filename="$1"
 url="$2"
-tmpfile=$(mktemp /tmp/install_firefox_addon.XXXXXX)
+tmpfile=$(mktemp /tmp/install_firefox_addon.XXXXXX.xpi)
 
-readarray -t profiles <<<"$(sed -n 's/^Path=\(.*\)$/\1/p' $HOME/.mozilla/firefox/profiles.ini)"
+{% for name, args in pillar['firefox']['addons'].items() %}
+if [[ $(grep -oP '(?<=\},\"name\":\"){{ name }}' {{ salt['user.info']( pillar['username'] ).home }}/.mozilla/firefox/*.default*/addons.json) ]]; then
+    printf "{{ name }} is already installed\n"
+else
+    printf "installing {{ name }}\n"
+    curl -sLo "$tmpfile" "$url"
+    firefox "$tmpfile"
+fi
+{% endfor %}
 
-
-
-curl -sLo "$tmpfile" "$url"
-for p in $(sed -n 's/^Path=\(.*\)$/\1/p' $HOME/.mozilla/firefox/profiles.ini);do
-    echo "Installing in profile $p"
-    cp "$tmpfile" "$HOME/.mozilla/firefox/$p/extensions/$filename"
-done
 rm "$tmpfile"
diff --git a/salt/states/firefox.sls b/salt/states/firefox.sls
index 5b0e169..4167c0b 100644
--- a/salt/states/firefox.sls
+++ b/salt/states/firefox.sls
@@ -2,14 +2,7 @@ copy the install addon script:
   file.managed:
     - name: {{ salt['user.info']( pillar['username'] ).home }}/bin/install_firefox_addon
     - source: salt://files/install_firefox_addon
+    - template: jinja
     - user: {{ pillar['username'] }}
     - group: users
     - mode: "0755"
-
-{% for name, args in pillar['firefox']['addons'].items() %}
-Downloading {{ name }} Firefox xpi:
-  cmd.run:
-    - 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
-    - runas: {{ pillar['username'] }}
-{% endfor %}