diff --git a/group_vars/matrix_servers b/group_vars/matrix_servers
index 5e6944f53..19e933f3b 100755
--- a/group_vars/matrix_servers
+++ b/group_vars/matrix_servers
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ devture_systemd_service_manager_services_list_auto: |
     ([{
       'name': (prometheus_node_exporter_identifier + '.service'),
       'priority': 3900,
-      'restart_necessary': true,
+      'restart_necessary': (prometheus_node_exporter_restart_necessary | bool),
       'groups': ['matrix', 'monitoring', 'prometheus-exporters', 'prometheus-node-exporter'],
     }] if prometheus_node_exporter_enabled else [])
     +
diff --git a/requirements.yml b/requirements.yml
index 478631a58..2cc3127da 100644
--- a/requirements.yml
+++ b/requirements.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
   version: v1.10.0-0
   name: prometheus_nginxlog_exporter
 - src: git+https://github.com/mother-of-all-self-hosting/ansible-role-prometheus-node-exporter.git
-  version: v1.9.1-13
+  version: v1.9.1-14
   name: prometheus_node_exporter
 - src: git+https://github.com/mother-of-all-self-hosting/ansible-role-prometheus-postgres-exporter.git
   version: v0.19.0-0