diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index b57af160d..8e77fecf0 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -639,10 +639,20 @@ suricata_idstools_migration() {
   #Backup the pillars for idstools
   mkdir -p /nsm/backup/detections-migration/idstools
   rsync -av /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/idstools/* /nsm/backup/detections-migration/idstools
+  if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+  	echo "IDStools configuration has been backed up."
+  else
+  	fail "Error: rsync failed to copy the files. IDStools configuration has not been backed up."
+  fi
 
   #Backup Thresholds
   mkdir -p /nsm/backup/detections-migration/suricata
   rsync -av /opt/so/saltstack/local/salt/suricata/thresholding /nsm/backup/detections-migration/suricata
+  if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+  	echo "Suricata thresholds have been backed up."
+  else
+  	fail "Error: rsync failed to copy the files. Thresholds have not been backed up."
+  fi
 }
 
 playbook_migration() {