diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index f7180c46c..1d9f94889 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -602,7 +602,9 @@ post_to_2.4.170() {
 }
 
 post_to_2.4.180() {
-  echo "Nothing to apply"
+  # Force update to Kafka output policy
+  /usr/sbin/so-kafka-fleet-output-policy --force
+
   POSTVERSION=2.4.180
 }