diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-log-check b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-log-check
index 240bde6a05..3007325873 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-log-check
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-log-check
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ if [[ $EXCLUDE_STARTUP_ERRORS == 'Y' ]]; then
     EXCLUDED_ERRORS="$EXCLUDED_ERRORS|shutdown process"             # server not yet ready (logstash waiting on elastic)
     EXCLUDED_ERRORS="$EXCLUDED_ERRORS|contain valid certificates"   # server not yet ready (logstash waiting on elastic)
     EXCLUDED_ERRORS="$EXCLUDED_ERRORS|failedaction"                 # server not yet ready (logstash waiting on elastic)
+    EXCLUDED_ERRORS="$EXCLUDED_ERRORS|block in start_workers"       # server not yet ready (logstash waiting on elastic)
+    EXCLUDED_ERRORS="$EXCLUDED_ERRORS|block in buffer_initialize"   # server not yet ready (logstash waiting on elastic)
     EXCLUDED_ERRORS="$EXCLUDED_ERRORS|no route to host"             # server not yet ready
     EXCLUDED_ERRORS="$EXCLUDED_ERRORS|not running"                  # server not yet ready
     EXCLUDED_ERRORS="$EXCLUDED_ERRORS|unavailable"                  # server not yet ready