diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index eb7818cf1..a62a39b40 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -1608,12 +1608,11 @@ main() {
 
   echo "Let's see if we need to update Security Onion."
   upgrade_check
+  upgrade_space
 
   echo "Verifying Elasticsearch version compatibility across the grid before upgrading."
   verify_es_version_compatibility
 
-  upgrade_space
-
   echo "Checking for Salt Master and Minion updates."
   upgrade_check_salt
   set -e