diff --git a/setup/so-whiptail b/setup/so-whiptail
index 437b2192c..302fb96e6 100755
--- a/setup/so-whiptail
+++ b/setup/so-whiptail
@@ -628,7 +628,8 @@ whiptail_manager_adv_escluster(){
 
 	[ -n "$TESTING" ] && return
 
-	MGRCLUSTER=$(whiptail --title "Security Onion Setup" --yesno "Do you want to set up a traditional ES cluster?" 8 75)
+	whiptail --title "Security Onion Setup" --yesno \
+	"Do you want to set up a traditional ES cluster?" 8 75
 
 	local exitstatus=$?