diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index 30a170ea7..a71775501 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -582,6 +582,11 @@ up_to_2.4.60() {
 }
 
 up_to_2.4.70() {
+  toggle_telemetry()
+  INSTALLEDVERSION=2.4.70
+}
+
+toggle_telemetry() {
   if [[ -z $UNATTENDED && $is_airgap -ne 0 ]]; then
     cat << ASSIST_EOF
 
@@ -613,7 +618,6 @@ ASSIST_EOF
     fi
     echo ""
   fi
-  INSTALLEDVERSION=2.4.70
 }
 
 determine_elastic_agent_upgrade() {