diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
index 029970c5d8..246e59ed4c 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ post_to_2.3.270() {
 }
 
 post_to_2.3.280() {
-  echo "Nothing to do for .280
+  echo "Nothing to do for .280"
 
   POSTVERSION=2.3.280
 }