diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index caf7f6e8..85512781 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ if [ -f ${NM_FOLDER}/conf/defaults.local.inc ]; then
 			for value in "${var[@]}"; do
 				arr_insert ${ntype}_DOCKERS_CHECK $value
 			done
+			arr_insert ${ntype}_DOCKERS_CHECK watchtower
 		fi
 		
 		if [ "${NM_REPL_CHECK[${ntype}]}" != "" ]; then
diff --git a/inc/status.inc b/inc/status.inc
index b8fd4001..967e348e 100755
--- a/inc/status.inc
+++ b/inc/status.inc
@@ -722,7 +722,11 @@ STATUS_NODE(){
 											${NCMD} docker start ${docker} >/dev/null 2>&1
 											echo "$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S) - ${nip} - ${NM_HOSTNAMES[${nip}]}[${nip}] - ${NM_DOCKER_DESC[${docker}]} (docker) is not running, starting now" >> ${NM_LOGFILE}
 										else
-											${NCMD} docker compose -f ${NM_DOCKER_COMPOSE_LOC[${docker}]}/docker-compose.yml up -d >/dev/null 2>&1
+											if [ "${docker}" == "watchtower" ]; then
+												${NCMD} runup watchtower >/dev/null 2>&1
+											else
+												${NCMD} docker compose -f ${NM_DOCKER_COMPOSE_LOC[${docker}]}/docker-compose.yml up -d >/dev/null 2>&1
+											fi
 											echo "$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S) - ${nip} - ${NM_HOSTNAMES[${nip}]}[${nip}] - ${NM_DOCKER_DESC[${docker}]} (docker) is not found, creating and starting now" >> ${NM_LOGFILE}
 										fi
 										touch ${NM_TMPFOLDER}/${nip}~${docker}.fix