diff --git a/roles/pips/tasks/nagios_tasks.yml b/roles/pips/tasks/nagios_tasks.yml
index 85d384f..9dbfb6b 100644
--- a/roles/pips/tasks/nagios_tasks.yml
+++ b/roles/pips/tasks/nagios_tasks.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@
       {% endif %}
     register: nrpe_package_set
     
+- name: Set NRPE package location
+  set_fact:
+    nrpe_location: >
+      {% if ansible_facts['os_family'] == 'Debian' %}
+        "/usr/lib/nagios/plugins"
+      {% elif ansible_facts['os_family'] == 'RedHat' %}
+        "/usr/local/nagios/libexec" 
+      {% else %}
+        "/usr/local/libexec/nagios"
+      {% endif %}
+    register: nrpe_package_location_set
+
 
 - name: Set NRPE package name
   set_fact:
@@ -103,7 +115,7 @@
 - name: Deploy custom Nagios/NRPE script
   ansible.builtin.copy:
     src: memory_usage.py
-    dest: /usr/local/nagios/libexec/my_custom_check.py
+    dest: "{{ nrpe_location }}/my_custom_check.py" 
     mode: '0755'
   when: 
      - nrpe_installed is defined