diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index 49edc3072..fc197f5b6 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -1662,7 +1662,7 @@ verify_es_version_compatibility() {
   fi
 
 
-  if [[ " ${es_upgrade_map[$es_version]} " =~ " $target_es_version " ]]; then
+  if [[ " ${es_upgrade_map[$es_version]} " =~ " $target_es_version " || "$es_version" == "$target_es_version" ]]; then
     # supported upgrade
     return 0
   else