diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-common b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-common
index 3e05614d6..0fe46d7bb 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-common
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-common
@@ -99,6 +99,17 @@ add_interface_bond0() {
 	fi
 }
 
+airgap_playbooks() {
+	SRC_DIR=$1
+	# Copy playbooks if using airgap
+	mkdir -p /nsm/airgap-resources
+	# Purge old airgap playbooks to ensure SO only uses the latest released playbooks
+	rm -fr /nsm/airgap-resources/playbooks
+	logCmd "tar xf $SRC_DIR/airgap-resources/playbooks.tgz -C /nsm/airgap-resources/"
+	logCmd "chown -R socore:socore /nsm/airgap-resources/playbooks"
+	logCmd "git config --global --add safe.directory /nsm/airgap-resources/playbooks"
+}
+
 check_container() {
 	docker ps | grep "$1:" > /dev/null 2>&1
 	return $?
diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index aa030bcdb..d27239228 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -1069,13 +1069,6 @@ update_airgap_rules() {
   rsync -a $UPDATE_DIR/agrules/securityonion-resources/* /nsm/securityonion-resources/
 }
 
-update_airgap_playbooks() {
-  # Copy the playbooks over to update them for airgap.
-  mkdir -p /nsm/airgap-resources/playbooks
-  chown -R socore:socore /nsm/airgap-resources/playbooks
-  rsync -a --delete --chown=socore:socore $UPDATE_DIR/airgap-resources/playbooks/ /nsm/airgap-resources/playbooks/
-}
-
 update_airgap_repo() {
   # Update the files in the repo
   echo "Syncing new updates to /nsm/repo"
@@ -1426,7 +1419,7 @@ main() {
       echo "Updating Rule Files to the Latest."
       update_airgap_rules
       echo "Updating Playbooks to the Latest."
-      update_airgap_playbooks
+      airgap_playbooks "$UPDATE_DIR"
     fi
 
     # since we don't run the backup.config_backup state on import we wont snapshot previous version states and pillars
diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index 54fb49f9f..82dd9d375 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -56,12 +56,6 @@ airgap_detection_summaries() {
 	logCmd "git config --global --add safe.directory /opt/so/conf/soc/ai_summary_repos/securityonion-resources"
 	logCmd "git -C /opt/so/conf/soc/ai_summary_repos/securityonion-resources checkout generated-summaries-published"
 }
-airgap_playbooks() {
-	# Copy playbooks if using airgap
-	mkdir -p /nsm/airgap-resources/playbooks
-	logCmd "rsync -av --chown=socore:socore /root/SecurityOnion/airgap-resources/playbooks/ /nsm/airgap-resources/playbooks/"
-	logCmd "git config --global --add safe.directory /nsm/airgap-resources/playbooks"
-}
 
 add_admin_user() {
 	title "Adding $ADMINUSER to the system with sudo rights"
diff --git a/setup/so-setup b/setup/so-setup
index 7f2e87c16..784d9d623 100755
--- a/setup/so-setup
+++ b/setup/so-setup
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ if ! [[ -f $install_opt_file ]]; then
 		fi
 		if [[ $is_airgap ]]; then
 			title "Syncing Playbooks"
-			airgap_playbooks
+			airgap_playbooks /root/SecurityOnion
 		fi
 		title "Setting up Kibana Default Space"
 		logCmd "so-kibana-space-defaults"