diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index cea5d419c..e278b4361 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -1764,8 +1764,8 @@ verify_es_version_compatibility() {
       echo -e "\n##############################################################################################################################\n"
       exec bash -c "BRANCH=$next_step_so_version soup -y && BRANCH=$next_step_so_version soup -y && \
        echo -e \"\n##############################################################################################################################\n\" && \
-       echo -e \"Verifying Elasticsearch was successfully upgraded to ${compatible_versions##* } across the grid. This part can take a while as Searchnodes/Heavynodes sync up with the Manager! \n\nOnce verification completes the next soup will begin automatically. If verification takes longer than 1 hour it will stop waiting and your grid will remain at $next_step_so_version. Allowing for all Searchnodes/Heavynodes to upgrade Elasticsearch to the required version on their own time.\n\" \
-       && timeout --foreground 4000 bash /tmp/so_intermediate_upgrade_verification.sh ${compatible_versions##* } $es_required_version_statefile && \
+       echo -e \"Verifying Elasticsearch was successfully upgraded to $required_es_upgrade_version across the grid. This part can take a while as Searchnodes/Heavynodes sync up with the Manager! \n\nOnce verification completes the next soup will begin automatically. If verification takes longer than 1 hour it will stop waiting and your grid will remain at $next_step_so_version. Allowing for all Searchnodes/Heavynodes to upgrade Elasticsearch to the required version on their own time.\n\" \
+       && timeout --foreground 4000 bash /tmp/so_intermediate_upgrade_verification.sh $required_es_upgrade_version $es_required_version_statefile && \
        echo -e \"\n##############################################################################################################################\n\" \
        && BRANCH=$originally_requested_so_version soup -y && BRANCH=$originally_requested_so_version soup -y"
     fi