diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index 774ca0430..3fa8b8c56 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ EOF
 CUSTOM_CONFIGS_FOUND=0
 
 # ETPRO Check
-ETPRO=$(grep "\--etpro" /usr/sbin/so-rule-update)
+ETPRO=$(grep "\--etpro" /usr/sbin/so-rule-update || true)
 if [[ -n "$ETPRO" ]]; then
     ETPRO_KEY=$(echo "$ETPRO" | awk -F'--etpro=' '{print $2}' | awk '{print $1}')
     echo "Grid is using ETPRO."