diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index 5b445dae48..9d26757d89 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -768,6 +768,7 @@ apply_hotfix() {
       mv /etc/pki/managerssl.crt /etc/pki/managerssl.crt.old
       mv /etc/pki/managerssl.key /etc/pki/managerssl.key.old
       systemctl_func "start" "salt-minion"
+      (wait_for_salt_minion "$MINIONID" "5" '/dev/stdout' || fail "Salt minion was not running or ready.") 2>&1 | tee -a "$SOUP_LOG"
     fi  
   else
    echo "No actions required. ($INSTALLEDVERSION/$HOTFIXVERSION)"
@@ -875,7 +876,6 @@ main() {
     echo "Hotfix applied"
     update_version
     enable_highstate
-    (wait_for_salt_minion "$MINIONID" "5" '/dev/stdout' || fail "Salt minion was not running or ready.") 2>&1 | tee -a "$SOUP_LOG"
     highstate
   else
     echo ""