diff --git a/salt/backup/tools/sbin/so-config-backup.jinja b/salt/backup/tools/sbin/so-config-backup.jinja
index 7f65bbba3..8d214e665 100755
--- a/salt/backup/tools/sbin/so-config-backup.jinja
+++ b/salt/backup/tools/sbin/so-config-backup.jinja
@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@ if [ ! -f $BACKUPFILE ]; then
   # Create empty backup file
   tar -cf $BACKUPFILE -T /dev/null
 
-  # Loop through all paths defined in global.sls, and append them to backup file
+  # Loop through all paths defined in global.sls, and append them to backup file if they exist
   {%- for LOCATION in BACKUPLOCATIONS %}
-  tar -rf $BACKUPFILE "${EXCLUSIONS[@]}" {{ LOCATION }}
+  if [[ -d {{ LOCATION }} || -f {{ LOCATION }} ]]; then
+    tar -rf $BACKUPFILE "${EXCLUSIONS[@]}" {{ LOCATION }}
+  fi
   {%- endfor %}
 
 fi
diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index b0dfa2c9a..8beba4356 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -188,13 +188,6 @@ airgap_update_dockers() {
   fi
 }
 
-backup_old_states_pillars() {
-
-	tar czf /nsm/backup/$(echo $INSTALLEDVERSION)_$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)_soup_default_states_pillars.tar.gz /opt/so/saltstack/default/
-	tar czf /nsm/backup/$(echo $INSTALLEDVERSION)_$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)_soup_local_states_pillars.tar.gz /opt/so/saltstack/local/
-
-}
-
 update_registry() {
   docker stop so-dockerregistry
   docker rm so-dockerregistry
@@ -1670,7 +1663,8 @@ main() {
     echo "Applying $HOTFIXVERSION hotfix"
     # since we don't run the backup.config_backup state on import we wont snapshot previous version states and pillars
     if [[ ! "$MINION_ROLE" == "import" ]]; then
-      backup_old_states_pillars
+        echo "Running so-config-backup script."
+        /sbin/so-config-backup
     fi
     copy_new_files
     create_local_directories "/opt/so/saltstack/default"
@@ -1726,8 +1720,8 @@ main() {
     # since we don't run the backup.config_backup state on import we wont snapshot previous version states and pillars
     if [[ ! "$MINION_ROLE" == "import" ]]; then
       echo ""
-      echo "Creating snapshots of default and local Salt states and pillars and saving to /nsm/backup/"
-      backup_old_states_pillars
+      echo "Running so-config-backup script."
+      /sbin/so-config-backup
     fi
 
     echo ""