diff --git a/manifests/nrpe.pp b/manifests/nrpe.pp
index 44ba586..c9aac3b 100644
--- a/manifests/nrpe.pp
+++ b/manifests/nrpe.pp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ class sunetdrive::nrpe(
   $loadc           = '30,25,20',
   $procsw          = 150,
   $procsc          = 200,
+  $uptimew         = 30,
+  $uptimec         = 50,
 ) {
 
   require apt
@@ -76,4 +78,8 @@ class sunetdrive::nrpe(
   sunet::nagios::nrpe_command {'check_mysql_server_status':
     command_line => '/usr/bin/sudo /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_mysql_server_status'
   }
+  sunet::nagios::nrpe_check_uptime { 'check_uptime':
+    uptimew => $uptimew,
+    uptimec => $uptimec,
+  }
 }