diff --git a/roles/ce_patcher/defaults/main.yml b/roles/ce_patcher/defaults/main.yml
index 5dd020e11..631deee83 100644
--- a/roles/ce_patcher/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ce_patcher/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 ---
 ce_patcher:
-  username: controller
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+  username: controller
+  reboot: false
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diff --git a/roles/ce_patcher/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ce_patcher/tasks/main.yml
index 1e401b6db..a4d6eecfc 100644
--- a/roles/ce_patcher/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ce_patcher/tasks/main.yml
@@ -11,3 +11,10 @@
     autoremove: true
   become: true
   remote_user: "{{ ce_patcher.username }}"
+
+- name: Reboot the server.
+  ansible.builtin.reboot:
+    post_reboot_delay: 30
+  become: true
+  remote_user: "{{ ce_patcher.username }}"
+  when: ce_patcher.reboot