diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
index 71f954d66..fe84bf383 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ post_to_2.3.110() {
 post_to_2.3.120() {
   echo "Post Processing for 2.3.120"
   POSTVERSION=2.3.120
+  sed -i '/so-thehive-es/d;/so-thehive/d;/so-cortex/d' /opt/so/conf/so-status/so-status.conf
 }
 
 
@@ -764,7 +765,6 @@ up_to_2.3.120() {
   so-thehive-stop
   so-thehive-es-stop
   so-cortex-stop
-  sed -i '/so-thehive-es/d;/so-thehive/d;/so-cortex/d' /opt/so/conf/so-status/so-status.conf
   }
 
 verify_upgradespace() {