diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index 656e9b3d9..0eec04c22 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ preupgrade_changes() {
     [[ "$INSTALLEDVERSION" == 2.4.50 ]] && up_to_2.4.60
     [[ "$INSTALLEDVERSION" == 2.4.60 ]] && up_to_2.4.70
     [[ "$INSTALLEDVERSION" == 2.4.70 ]] && up_to_2.4.80
-    [[ "$INSTALLEDVERSION" == 2.4.80 ]] && up_to_2.4.90
+    [[ "$INSTALLEDVERSION" == 2.4.80 ]] && 
     true
 }
 
@@ -660,6 +660,7 @@ up_to_2.4.80() {
 up_to_2.4.90() {
   echo "Nothing to apply"
   INSTALLEDVERSION=2.4.90
+  rm /opt/so/state/espipelines.txt
 }
 
 add_detection_test_pillars() {