diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
index 9679010a5..417c0289e 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -955,9 +955,9 @@ up_to_2.3.110() {
 
 up_to_2.3.120() {
   # Stop thehive services since these will be broken in .120
-  so-thehive-stop
-  so-thehive-es-stop
-  so-cortex-stop
+  so-thehive-stop || true
+  so-thehive-es-stop || true
+  so-cortex-stop || true
   INSTALLEDVERSION=2.3.120
 }