diff --git a/playbooks/update_system.yml b/playbooks/update_system.yml
index 17949e2..ef99d41 100644
--- a/playbooks/update_system.yml
+++ b/playbooks/update_system.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
-- name: Update and Upgrade Packages
+- name: Check Host Availability
   hosts: all
+  gather_facts: false
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Ping hosts to check availability
+      ansible.builtin.ping:
+      register: ping_result
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    - name: Add reachable hosts to group
+      ansible.builtin.group_by:
+        key: reachable_hosts
+      when: ping_result is succeeded
+
+    - name: Report offline hosts
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg: "Host {{ inventory_hostname }} is OFFLINE and will be skipped"
+      when: ping_result is failed
+
+- name: Update and Upgrade Packages
+  hosts: reachable_hosts
   become: true
   gather_facts: true
 
@@ -16,7 +36,7 @@
         name: "*"
         state: latest
         update_cache: true
-      when: 
+      when:
         - ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
         - ansible_pkg_mgr == "dnf"
 
@@ -25,6 +45,6 @@
         name: "*"
         state: latest
         update_cache: true
-      when: 
+      when:
         - ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
         - ansible_pkg_mgr == "yum"
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