diff --git a/playbooks/update_upgrade.yml b/playbooks/update_upgrade.yml
index 4ea012c..0524f6c 100644
--- a/playbooks/update_upgrade.yml
+++ b/playbooks/update_upgrade.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,17 @@
       when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
       become: true
 
+    - name: Check if a reboot is required.
+      ansible.builtin.stat:
+        path: /var/run/reboot-required
+        get_checksum: no
+      register: reboot_required_file
+      when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
+
+    - name: Reboot the server (if required).
+      ansible.builtin.reboot:
+      when: reboot_required_file.stat.exists == true 
+
     - name: "Updating and Upgrading Yum Packages"
       yum:
         name: '*'