diff --git a/salt/elasticfleet/sostatus.sls b/salt/elasticfleet/sostatus.sls
index 392733a4c..b5bed5629 100644
--- a/salt/elasticfleet/sostatus.sls
+++ b/salt/elasticfleet/sostatus.sls
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ append_so-elastic-fleet_so-status.conf:
   file.append:
     - name: /opt/so/conf/so-status/so-status.conf
     - text: so-elastic-fleet
-    - unless: grep -q ^so-elastic-fleet$ /opt/so/conf/so-status/so-status.conf
+    - unless: grep -q so-elastic-fleet$ /opt/so/conf/so-status/so-status.conf
 
 {% else %}