diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
index d1fb8c186..e24b7f105 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -258,6 +258,12 @@ rc3_to_2.3.0() {
       echo "playbook:"
       echo "  api_key: de6639318502476f2fa5aa06f43f51fb389a3d7f" 
   } >> /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/global.sls
+
+  sed -i 's/playbook:/playbook_db:/' /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/secrets.sls
+  {
+    echo "playbook_admin: $(tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' < /dev/urandom | fold -w 20 | head -n 1)"
+    echo "playbook_automation: $(tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' < /dev/urandom | fold -w 20 | head -n 1)"
+  } >> /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/secrets.sls
 }
 
 space_check() {