diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index 18a436c01..67b291ddf 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -529,6 +529,8 @@ up_to_2.4.20() {
 }
 
 up_to_2.4.30() {
+
+  # Remove older defend integration json
   rm -f /opt/so/conf/elastic-fleet/integrations/endpoints-initial/elastic-defend-endpoints.json
   . /usr/sbin/so-elastic-fleet-common
 
@@ -543,8 +545,8 @@ up_to_2.4.30() {
 
   elastic_fleet_integration_remove endpoints-initial elastic-defend-endpoints
   /usr/sbin/so-elastic-fleet-integration-policy-elastic-defend
-  salt-call state.highstate
 
+  # Elastic Update for this release, so download Elastic Agent files
   determine_elastic_agent_upgrade
   rm -f /opt/so/state/estemplates*.txt