diff --git a/salt/common/soup_scripts.sls b/salt/common/soup_scripts.sls
index da9fd1a90..c5b75b0f2 100644
--- a/salt/common/soup_scripts.sls
+++ b/salt/common/soup_scripts.sls
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 {%   else %}
 {%     set UPDATE_DIR='/tmp/sogh/securityonion' %}
 {%   endif %}
-{%   set SOVERSION = salt['file.read']('/etc/version').strip() %}
+{%   set SOVERSION = salt['file.read']('/etc/soversion').strip() %}
 
 remove_common_soup:
   file.absent: