diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
index a6c910e85..7e377be6b 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ rc3_to_2.3.0() {
   fi
   # Add Redis settings to global pillar
   echo "redis_settings:" >> /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/global.sls
-		"  redis_maxmemory: 827" >> /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/global.sls
+  echo "  redis_maxmemory: 827" >> /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/global.sls
 }
 
 space_check() {