diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
index 7fb345aa7..49ccc2538 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -644,9 +644,14 @@ up_2.3.5X_to_2.3.80() {
     sed -i '/  esclustername/d' /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/global.sls
 
     for file in /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/minions/*.sls; do
-      noderoutetype=$(grep -w node_route_type $file | awk -F: {'print $2'})
-      sed -i "/^elasticsearch:/a \\  config: \n    node: \n      attr: \n        box_type: $noderoutetype" $file
-      sed -i '/  node_route_type/d' $file
+      if [[ ${file} != *"manager.sls"* ]]; then
+        noderoutetype=$(grep -w node_route_type $file | awk -F: {'print $2'})
+        if [ -n "$noderoutetype" ]; then
+          sed -i "/^elasticsearch:/a \\  config: \n    node: \n      attr: \n        box_type: $noderoutetype" $file
+          sed -i '/  node_route_type/d' $file
+          noderoutetype=''
+        fi
+      fi
     done
   fi