diff --git a/roles/pfsense_upgrade/tasks/upgrade.yml b/roles/pfsense_upgrade/tasks/upgrade.yml
index 226412b..a3eed02 100644
--- a/roles/pfsense_upgrade/tasks/upgrade.yml
+++ b/roles/pfsense_upgrade/tasks/upgrade.yml
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@
 - name: Initiate system reboot
   ansible.builtin.raw: |
     /sbin/reboot
+  async: 1                    # Run task in background
+  poll: 0                     # Do not wait for a response.
   ignore_unreachable: true
   ignore_errors: true
   when: