From f2d81cea3f561d52c4c71a6c788552e2a84340d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: reyesj2 <94730068+reyesj2@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:06:36 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] call highstate in soup with a retry if first fails vs bailing

---
 salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index f5b40310e..dd12659aa 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -442,7 +442,13 @@ get_soup_script_hashes() {
 }
 
 highstate() {
-  # Run a highstate.
+  # Run a highstate with a retry attempt.
+  if salt-call state.highstate -l info queue=True; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  echo "Initial highstate attempt had a problem; retrying in 30 seconds."
+  sleep 30
   salt-call state.highstate -l info queue=True
 }