diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index 0ab2d6b7d..5dd4e3888 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ main() {
 
     stop_salt_master
 
-    update_repo
+    #update_repo
 
     # Does salt need upgraded. If so update it.
     if [[ $UPGRADESALT -eq 1 ]]; then