diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index ff5331584..8616f8489 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ upgrade_check() {
 }
 
 upgrade_check_salt() {
-  NEWSALTVERSION=$(grep version: $UPDATE_DIR/salt/salt/master.defaults.yaml | awk '{print $2}')
+  NEWSALTVERSION=$(grep "version:" $UPDATE_DIR/salt/salt/master.defaults.yaml | grep -o "[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+")
   if [ "$INSTALLEDSALTVERSION" == "$NEWSALTVERSION" ]; then
     echo "You are already running the correct version of Salt for Security Onion."
   else
@@ -1244,26 +1244,6 @@ failed_soup_restore_items() {
   masterunlock
 }
 
-#upgrade salt to 3004.1
-#2_3_10_hotfix_1() {
-#    systemctl_func "stop" "$cron_service_name"
-#    # update mine items prior to stopping salt-minion and salt-master
-#    update_salt_mine
-#    stop_salt_minion
-#    stop_salt_master
-#    update_repo
-#    # Does salt need upgraded. If so update it.
-#    if [[ $UPGRADESALT -eq 1 ]]; then
-#      echo "Upgrading Salt"
-#      # Update the repo files so it can actually upgrade
-#      upgrade_salt
-#    fi
-#    systemctl_func "start" "salt-master"
-#    systemctl_func "start" "salt-minion"
-#    systemctl_func "start" "$cron_service_name"
-
-#}
-
 main() {
   trap 'check_err $?' EXIT