diff --git a/salt/common/soup_scripts.sls b/salt/common/soup_scripts.sls
index 86042a880..b4b3504d1 100644
--- a/salt/common/soup_scripts.sls
+++ b/salt/common/soup_scripts.sls
@@ -12,10 +12,18 @@ remove_common_so-firewall:
 {%   set UPDATE_DIR='/tmp/sogh/securityonion'%}
 {% endif %}
 
-copy_common:
+copy_common_tools_sbin:
   cmd.run:
-    - name: "cp {{UPDATE_DIR}}/salt/common/tools/sbin/* /usr/sbin/."
+    - name: "rsync -avh {{UPDATE_DIR}}/salt/common/tools/sbin/* /opt/so/saltstack/default/salt/common/tools/sbin/"
 
-copy_manager:
+copy_manager_tools_sbin:
   cmd.run:
-    - name: "cp {{UPDATE_DIR}}/salt/manager/tools/sbin/* /usr/sbin/."
+    - name: "rsync -avh {{UPDATE_DIR}}/salt/manager/tools/sbin/* /opt/so/saltstack/default/salt/manager/tools/sbin/"
+
+copy_common_sbin:
+  cmd.run:
+    - name: "rsync -avh {{UPDATE_DIR}}/salt/common/tools/sbin/* /usr/sbin/"
+
+copy_manager_sbin:
+  cmd.run:
+    - name: "rsync -avh {{UPDATE_DIR}}/salt/manager/tools/sbin/* /usr/sbin/"
diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index b3df3eb6f..c4eef3994 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -794,8 +794,6 @@ verify_latest_update_script() {
     echo "This version of the soup script is up to date. Proceeding."
   else
     echo "You are not running the latest soup version. Updating soup and its components. This might take multiple runs to complete."
-    \cp -v $UPDATE_DIR/salt/common/tools/sbin/* $DEFAULT_SALT_DIR/salt/common/tools/sbin/.
-    \cp -v $UPDATE_DIR/salt/manager/tools/sbin/* $DEFAULT_SALT_DIR/salt/manager/tools/sbin/.
 
     salt-call state.apply common.soup_scripts queue=True -linfo --file-root=$UPDATE_DIR/salt --local