diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
index fc9a4aa7e..fc57b7ac6 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -288,9 +288,7 @@ clone_to_tmp() {
   if [ -n "$BRANCH" ]; then
     SOUP_BRANCH="-b $BRANCH"
   fi
-  set +e
-  run_check_net_err "git clone $SOUP_BRANCH https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion.git" "Could not clone repo, please ensure network access to https://github.com"
-  set -e
+  git clone $SOUP_BRANCH https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion.git
   cd /tmp
   if [ ! -f $UPDATE_DIR/VERSION ]; then
     echo "Update was unable to pull from github. Please check your internet."