diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index 135c51276..b0dfa2c9a 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -1644,13 +1644,13 @@ main() {
   echo "Verifying we have the latest soup script."
   verify_latest_update_script
 
-  echo "Verifying Elasticsearch version compatibility across the grid before upgrading."
-  verify_es_version_compatibility
-
   echo "Let's see if we need to update Security Onion."
   upgrade_check
   upgrade_space
 
+  echo "Verifying Elasticsearch version compatibility across the grid before upgrading."
+  verify_es_version_compatibility
+
   echo "Checking for Salt Master and Minion updates."
   upgrade_check_salt
   set -e