diff --git a/check_updates/nrpe.d/check_updates.cfg b/check_updates/nrpe.d/check_updates.cfg
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+# Critical on security updates, warning if 40 or more total updates
+command[check_updates]=/usr/lib64/nagios/plugins/check_updates --th "metric=security,critical=1..inf" --th "metric=total,warning=40..inf"