diff --git a/app/views/unattended/provisioning_templates/snippet/subscription_manager_setup.erb b/app/views/unattended/provisioning_templates/snippet/subscription_manager_setup.erb
index 182f234e714..bee1eb9f40c 100644
--- a/app/views/unattended/provisioning_templates/snippet/subscription_manager_setup.erb
+++ b/app/views/unattended/provisioning_templates/snippet/subscription_manager_setup.erb
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ if ! [ -x "$(command -v subscription-manager)" ] ; then
 else
   echo "subscription-manager is already installed!"
   <% if @subman_setup_scenario == 'registration' -%>
-    $PKG_MANAGER_UPGRADE subscription-manager > /dev/null 2>&1
+    $PKG_MANAGER_UPGRADE --setopt=exclude=rhn-client-tools subscription-manager > /dev/null 2>&1
   <% end %>
 fi