diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-log-check b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-log-check
index decb52abb..69a830c6b 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-log-check
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-log-check
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ if [[ $EXCLUDE_STARTUP_ERRORS == 'Y' ]]; then
     EXCLUDED_ERRORS="$EXCLUDED_ERRORS|process_cluster_event_timeout_exception" # logstash waiting for elasticsearch to start
     EXCLUDED_ERRORS="$EXCLUDED_ERRORS|not configured for GeoIP"     # SO does not bundle the maxminddb with Zeek
     EXCLUDED_ERRORS="$EXCLUDED_ERRORS|HTTP 404: Not Found"          # Salt loops until Kratos returns 200, during startup Kratos may not be ready
+    EXCLUDED_ERRORS="$EXCLUDED_ERRORS|Cancelling deferred write event maybeFenceReplicas because the event queue is now closed" # Kafka controller log during shutdown/restart
 fi
 
 if [[ $EXCLUDE_FALSE_POSITIVE_ERRORS == 'Y' ]]; then