diff --git a/linux_updates.yaml b/linux_updates.yaml
index a0986d5..7f780b3 100644
--- a/linux_updates.yaml
+++ b/linux_updates.yaml
@@ -36,13 +36,16 @@
   # - name: Clean up unused dependencies
   #   ansible.builtin.apt:
   #     autoremove: yes
+  - name: Check if a file exists
+    ansible.builtin.stat:
+      path: /var/run/reboot-required
+    register: reboot_required_file
+
   - name: Reboot if required
     ansible.builtin.reboot:
       reboot_timeout: 120 # Adjust timeout as needed
     when: reboot_required_file.stat.exists
-    vars:
-      reboot_required_file: /var/run/reboot-required
-
+  
 #- hosts: apkhosts
 #  tasks:
 #  - name: Update the Package Repositories