diff --git a/setup/so-setup b/setup/so-setup
index a064de623..0dfbef58a 100755
--- a/setup/so-setup
+++ b/setup/so-setup
@@ -511,7 +511,9 @@ fi
 	if [[ $is_sensor || $is_helix || $is_import ]]; then
 		set_progress_str 4 'Generating sensor pillar'
 		sensor_pillar >> $setup_log 2>&1
-		steno_pillar >> $setup_log
+		if [[ $is_sensor || $is_helix ]]; then
+			steno_pillar >> $setup_log
+		fi
 	fi
 
 	set_progress_str 5 'Installing Salt and dependencies'