diff --git a/roles/pips/tasks/nagios_tasks.yml b/roles/pips/tasks/nagios_tasks.yml
index 0abb5f0..06fad7a 100644
--- a/roles/pips/tasks/nagios_tasks.yml
+++ b/roles/pips/tasks/nagios_tasks.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,18 @@
   package_facts:
     manager: auto
 
-- name: Check if python3-psutil is installed
+- name: Check if nagios NRPE  is installed
   debug:
     msg: "NRPE is installed."
   when: "'nagios-nrpe' in ansible_facts.packages"
 
+- name: Ensure NRPE is installed (Debian/Ubuntu)
+  apt:
+    name: nrpe
+    state: present
+  become: yes
+
+
 - name: Deploy custom Nagios/NRPE script
   ansible.builtin.copy:
     src: memory_usage_check.py