diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4417489..7c709e4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+Version 2014.10.30:
+	* Apply the forking patch to openSUSE git installations.
+
 Version 2014.10.28:
 	* Install the python systemd bindings for Arch and Fedora git installations
 	* Allow cloning from Salt's git repository using HTTPS. #475
diff --git a/bootstrap-salt.sh b/bootstrap-salt.sh
index a1b59fc..092a750 100755
--- a/bootstrap-salt.sh
+++ b/bootstrap-salt.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #       CREATED: 10/15/2012 09:49:37 PM WEST
 #======================================================================================================================
 set -o nounset                              # Treat unset variables as an error
-__ScriptVersion="2014.10.28"
+__ScriptVersion="2014.10.30"
 __ScriptName="bootstrap-salt.sh"
 
 #======================================================================================================================
@@ -3979,6 +3979,12 @@ install_opensuse_git_deps() {
 
     __git_clone_and_checkout || return 1
 
+    if [ -f "${__SALT_GIT_CHECKOUT_DIR}/pkg/suse/use-forking-daemon.patch" ]; then
+        cd "${__SALT_GIT_CHECKOUT_DIR}"
+        echowarn "Applying patch to systemd service unit file"
+        patch -p1 < pkg/suse/use-forking-daemon.patch || return 1
+    fi
+
     # Let's trigger config_salt()
     if [ "$_TEMP_CONFIG_DIR" = "null" ]; then
         _TEMP_CONFIG_DIR="${__SALT_GIT_CHECKOUT_DIR}/conf/"