diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index 02c01920d..0d52e5c16 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ SOUP_LOG=/root/soup.log
 WHATWOULDYOUSAYYAHDOHERE=soup
 whiptail_title='Security Onion UPdater'
 NOTIFYCUSTOMELASTICCONFIG=false
+# used to display messages to the user at the end of soup
+declare -a FINAL_MESSAGE_QUEUE=()
+
 
 check_err() {
   local exit_code=$1
@@ -344,6 +347,29 @@ masterunlock() {
   mv -v $BACKUPTOPFILE $TOPFILE
 }
 
+phases_pillar_2_4_80() {
+  echo "Checking if pillar value: elasticsearch.index_settings.global_overrides.index_template.phases exists"
+  PHASES=$(so-yaml.py get /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/elasticsearch/soc_elasticsearch.sls elasticsearch.index_settings.global_overrides.index_template.phases)
+  case $? in
+    0)
+    so-yaml.py remove /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/elasticsearch/soc_elasticsearch.sls elasticsearch.index_settings.global_overrides.index_template.phases
+    set +e
+    read -r -d '' msg <<- EOF
+Found elasticsearch.index_settings.global_overrides.index_template.phases was set to:
+${PHASES}
+
+Removed unused pillar value: elasticsearch.index_settings.global_overrides.index_template.phases
+To set policies, navigate to the SOC Grid Configuration UI at elasticsearch.index_settings.global_overrides.policy.phases
+A backup of all pillar files was saved to /nsm/backup/
+EOF
+    FINAL_MESSAGE_QUEUE+=("$msg")
+    set -e
+    ;;
+    2) echo "Pillar elasticsearch.index_settings.global_overrides.index_template.phases does not exist. No action taken." ;;
+    *) echo "so-yaml.py returned something other than 0 or 2 exit code" ;; # we shouldn't see this
+  esac
+}
+
 preupgrade_changes() {
     # This function is to add any new pillar items if needed.
     echo "Checking to see if changes are needed."
@@ -603,7 +629,7 @@ up_to_2.4.70() {
 }
 
 up_to_2.4.80() {
-  echo "Nothing to do for 2.4.80"
+  phases_pillar_2_4_80
   INSTALLEDVERSION=2.4.80
 }
 
@@ -1267,6 +1293,15 @@ EOF
 
   fi
 
+# check if the FINAL_MESSAGE_QUEUE is not empty
+if (( ${#FINAL_MESSAGE_QUEUE[@]} != 0 )); then
+  echo "The following additional information applies specifically to your grid:\n"
+  for m in "${FINAL_MESSAGE_QUEUE[@]}"; do
+    echo "$m"
+    echo
+  done
+fi
+
   echo "### soup has been served at $(date) ###"
 }