diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index ba76d2a3e..eb7818cf1 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -1606,11 +1606,12 @@ main() {
   echo "Verifying we have the latest soup script."
   verify_latest_update_script
 
+  echo "Let's see if we need to update Security Onion."
+  upgrade_check
+
   echo "Verifying Elasticsearch version compatibility across the grid before upgrading."
   verify_es_version_compatibility
 
-  echo "Let's see if we need to update Security Onion."
-  upgrade_check
   upgrade_space
 
   echo "Checking for Salt Master and Minion updates."