diff --git a/setup/so-whiptail b/setup/so-whiptail
index 1dab63237..4fab6dbe4 100755
--- a/setup/so-whiptail
+++ b/setup/so-whiptail
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ whiptail_end_settings() {
 		done
 	fi
 
-	if [[ ! $is_airgap ]]; then
+	if [[ ! $is_airgap ]] && [[ $dist_option == "NEWDEPLOYMENT" ]]; then
 		if [[ $telemetry -eq 0 ]]; then
 			__append_end_msg "SOC Telemetry: enabled"
 		else