diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-playbook-sync b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-playbook-sync
index a76d398cb..333dff58c 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-playbook-sync
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-playbook-sync
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
 
 # Check to see if we are already running
 IS_RUNNING=$(ps aux | pgrep -f "so-playbook-sync" | wc -l)
-[ "$IS_RUNNING" -gt 2 ] && echo "$(date) - Multiple Playbook Sync processes already running...exiting." && exit 0
+[ "$IS_RUNNING" -gt 3 ] && echo "$(date) - Multiple Playbook Sync processes already running...exiting." && exit 0
 
 docker exec so-soctopus python3 playbook_play-sync.py
diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-sensor-clean b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-sensor-clean
index e62c3c4da..c1dd7d37d 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-sensor-clean
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-sensor-clean
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ clean() {
 
 # Check to see if we are already running
 IS_RUNNING=$(ps aux | pgrep -f "so-sensor-clean" | wc -l)
-[ "$IS_RUNNING" -gt 2 ] && echo "$(date) - $IS_RUNNING sensor clean script processes running...exiting." >>$LOG && exit 0
+[ "$IS_RUNNING" -gt 3 ] && echo "$(date) - $IS_RUNNING sensor clean script processes running...exiting." >>$LOG && exit 0
 
 if [ "$CUR_USAGE" -gt "$CRIT_DISK_USAGE" ]; then
 	while [ "$CUR_USAGE" -gt "$CRIT_DISK_USAGE" ]; do