diff --git a/salt/pillars/packages.sls b/salt/pillars/packages.sls
index 1d86711..557f1f9 100644
--- a/salt/pillars/packages.sls
+++ b/salt/pillars/packages.sls
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 packages:
   - vim
   - jq
+  - htop
diff --git a/salt/states/tlu-harvester/files/shutdown_harvester b/salt/states/tlu-harvester/files/shutdown_harvester
index 43e14fe..37966d7 100755
--- a/salt/states/tlu-harvester/files/shutdown_harvester
+++ b/salt/states/tlu-harvester/files/shutdown_harvester
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def stop_vm(name, ns):
     _exec(cmd)
 
 def ping(host):
-    cmd = f"ping -c 1 {host}".split()
+    cmd = f"ping -c 1 -W 1 {host}".split()
     process = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
     stdout, stderr = process.communicate()
     if process.returncode == 0: