diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
index 0dc739691..31ac8c36b 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -780,6 +780,7 @@ post_to_2.3.280() {
   mv /etc/pki/managerssl.crt /etc/pki/managerssl.crt.old
   mv /etc/pki/managerssl.key /etc/pki/managerssl.key.old
   systemctl_func "start" "salt-minion"
+  enable_highstate
   POSTVERSION=2.3.280
 }