diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
index 2244f2735..a4285347b 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ up_to_2.3.80() {
 
 up_to_2.3.90() {
   for i in manager managersearch eval standalone; do
-    if compgen -G "/opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/minions/*_$i.sls" > /dev/null; then
+    if compgen -G "/opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/minions/*_$i.sls"; then
       echo "soc:" >> /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/minions/*_$i.sls
       sed -i "/^soc:/a \\  es_index_patterns: '*:so-*,*:endgame-*'" /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/minions/*_$i.sls
     fi