diff --git a/cluster/aws/templates/common.sh b/cluster/aws/templates/common.sh
index 56cbd60976..67e73e0a7f 100644
--- a/cluster/aws/templates/common.sh
+++ b/cluster/aws/templates/common.sh
@@ -27,3 +27,57 @@ download-or-bust() {
     md5sum "$file"
   done
 }
+
+
+
+# Install salt from GCS.  See README.md for instructions on how to update these
+# debs.
+install-salt() {
+  local salt_mode="$1"
+
+  if dpkg -s salt-minion &>/dev/null; then
+    echo "== SaltStack already installed, skipping install step =="
+    return
+  fi
+
+  echo "== Refreshing package database =="
+  until apt-get update; do
+    echo "== apt-get update failed, retrying =="
+    echo sleep 5
+  done
+
+  mkdir -p /var/cache/salt-install
+  cd /var/cache/salt-install
+
+  DEBS=(
+    libzmq3_3.2.3+dfsg-1~bpo70~dst+1_amd64.deb
+    python-zmq_13.1.0-1~bpo70~dst+1_amd64.deb
+    salt-common_2014.1.13+ds-1~bpo70+1_all.deb
+  )
+  if [[ "${salt_mode}" == "master" ]]; then
+    DEBS+=( salt-master_2014.1.13+ds-1~bpo70+1_all.deb )
+  fi
+  DEBS+=( salt-minion_2014.1.13+ds-1~bpo70+1_all.deb )
+  URL_BASE="https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/salt"
+
+  for deb in "${DEBS[@]}"; do
+    if [ ! -e "${deb}" ]; then
+      download-or-bust "${URL_BASE}/${deb}"
+    fi
+  done
+
+  for deb in "${DEBS[@]}"; do
+    echo "== Installing ${deb}, ignore dependency complaints (will fix later) =="
+    dpkg --skip-same-version --force-depends -i "${deb}"
+  done
+
+  # This will install any of the unmet dependencies from above.
+  echo "== Installing unmet dependencies =="
+  until apt-get install -f -y; do
+    echo "== apt-get install failed, retrying =="
+    echo sleep 5
+  done
+
+  # Log a timestamp
+  echo "== Finished installing Salt =="
+}
diff --git a/cluster/aws/templates/salt-master.sh b/cluster/aws/templates/salt-master.sh
index 7ecfea5fed..6aa5f3415a 100755
--- a/cluster/aws/templates/salt-master.sh
+++ b/cluster/aws/templates/salt-master.sh
@@ -51,12 +51,7 @@ reactor:
     - /srv/reactor/highstate-new.sls
 EOF
 
-# Install Salt
-#
-# We specify -X to avoid a race condition that can cause minion failure to
-# install.  See https://github.com/saltstack/salt-bootstrap/issues/270
-#
-# -M installs the master
-set +x
-curl -L --connect-timeout 20 --retry 6 --retry-delay 10 https://bootstrap.saltstack.com | sh -s -- -M -X
-set -x
+install-salt master
+
+service salt-master start
+service salt-minion start
diff --git a/cluster/aws/templates/salt-minion.sh b/cluster/aws/templates/salt-minion.sh
index 0e69a46d2f..763114da4b 100755
--- a/cluster/aws/templates/salt-minion.sh
+++ b/cluster/aws/templates/salt-minion.sh
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ if [[ -n "${DOCKER_ROOT}" ]]; then
 EOF
 fi
 
+install-salt
 
-# Install Salt
-#
-# We specify -X to avoid a race condition that can cause minion failure to
-# install.  See https://github.com/saltstack/salt-bootstrap/issues/270
-curl -L --connect-timeout 20 --retry 6 --retry-delay 10 https://bootstrap.saltstack.com | sh -s -- -X
+service salt-minion start
diff --git a/cluster/aws/util.sh b/cluster/aws/util.sh
index 341547e6bd..2629d3af27 100644
--- a/cluster/aws/util.sh
+++ b/cluster/aws/util.sh
@@ -552,6 +552,7 @@ function kube-up {
       echo "SALT_MASTER='${MASTER_INTERNAL_IP}'"
       echo "MINION_IP_RANGE='${MINION_IP_RANGES[$i]}'"
       echo "DOCKER_OPTS='${EXTRA_DOCKER_OPTS:-}'"
+      grep -v "^#" "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/aws/templates/common.sh"
       grep -v "^#" "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/aws/templates/format-disks.sh"
       grep -v "^#" "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/aws/templates/salt-minion.sh"
     ) > "${KUBE_TEMP}/minion-start-${i}.sh"
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index 0cbdb8e520..cc2f2fc064 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -864,12 +864,8 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) getClusterDNS(pod *api.Pod) ([]string, []string, error) {
 		dns = append([]string{kl.clusterDNS.String()}, hostDNS...)
 	}
 	if kl.clusterDomain != "" {
-		// TODO(vishh): Remove the oldNsDomain entry once the DNS crossover to inject
-		// "svc" is done.
-		oldNsDomain := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", pod.Namespace, kl.clusterDomain)
-		nsSvcDomain := fmt.Sprintf("%s.svc.%s", pod.Namespace, kl.clusterDomain)
-		svcDomain := fmt.Sprintf("svc.%s", kl.clusterDomain)
-		dnsSearch = append([]string{oldNsDomain, nsSvcDomain, svcDomain, kl.clusterDomain}, hostSearch...)
+		nsDomain := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", pod.Namespace, kl.clusterDomain)
+		dnsSearch = append([]string{nsDomain, kl.clusterDomain}, hostSearch...)
 	}
 	return dns, dnsSearch, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/version/base.go b/pkg/version/base.go
index 9715154f73..bb6652e1b5 100644
--- a/pkg/version/base.go
+++ b/pkg/version/base.go
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ package version
 var (
 	// TODO: Deprecate gitMajor and gitMinor, use only gitVersion instead.
 	gitMajor     string = "0"              // major version, always numeric
-	gitMinor     string = "17.0+"          // minor version, numeric possibly followed by "+"
-	gitVersion   string = "v0.17.0-dev"    // version from git, output of $(git describe)
+	gitMinor     string = "17.1+"          // minor version, numeric possibly followed by "+"
+	gitVersion   string = "v0.17.1-dev"    // version from git, output of $(git describe)
 	gitCommit    string = ""               // sha1 from git, output of $(git rev-parse HEAD)
 	gitTreeState string = "not a git tree" // state of git tree, either "clean" or "dirty"
 )