diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index 27e6c8217..4c1db1561 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -736,6 +736,7 @@ add_hydra_pillars() {
   HYDRASALT=$(get_random_value)
 	printf '%s\n'\
 		"hydra:"\
+		"  enabled: ${HYDRAENABLED:-False}"\
 		"  config:"\
 		"    secrets:"\
 		"      system:"\