diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index d31ee997b..b7abd05d8 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ determine_elastic_agent_upgrade() {
 
 update_elastic_agent_airgap() {
   rsync -av /tmp/soagupdate/fleet/* /nsm/elastic-fleet/artifacts/
+  tar -xf "$ELASTIC_AGENT_FILE" -C "$ELASTIC_AGENT_EXPANSION_DIR"
 }
 
 verify_upgradespace() {