diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
index f1b23b3bd..7181b1b9e 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -946,6 +946,7 @@ update_repo() {
       exit 1
     fi
 
+    rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/salt.list
     echo "deb https://repo.securityonion.net/file/securityonion-repo/ubuntu/$ubuntu_version/amd64/salt $OSVER main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/saltstack.list
     apt-get update
   fi