diff --git a/dashboard/src/js/client.js b/dashboard/src/js/client.js
index 48339bb1a..95a48161b 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/js/client.js
+++ b/dashboard/src/js/client.js
@@ -2057,7 +2057,7 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', '$interval', '$timeout
     };
 
     Client.prototype.isRebootRequired = function (callback) {
-        get('/api/v1/system/reboot', null, function (error, data, status) {
+        get('/api/v1/system/info', null, function (error, data, status) {
             if (error) return callback(error);
             if (status !== 200) return callback(new ClientError(status, data));
 
diff --git a/src/routes/system.js b/src/routes/system.js
index aad997394..be0839b11 100644
--- a/src/routes/system.js
+++ b/src/routes/system.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 exports = module.exports = {
     reboot,
-    isRebootRequired,
+    getInfo,
     getDisks,
     getDiskUsage,
     updateDiskUsage,
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ async function reboot(req, res, next) {
     await safe(system.reboot());
 }
 
-async function isRebootRequired(req, res, next) {
-    const [error, rebootRequired] = await safe(system.isRebootRequired());
+async function getInfo(req, res, next) {
+    const [error, info] = await safe(system.getInfo());
     if (error) return next(BoxError.toHttpError(error));
 
-    next(new HttpSuccess(200, { rebootRequired }));
+    next(new HttpSuccess(200, { info }));
 }
 
 async function getDisks(req, res, next) {
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index d4ffc4b58..ae0dc7c8b 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ async function initializeExpressSync() {
     router.post('/api/v1/dashboard/location',         json, token, authorizeAdmin, routes.dashboard.changeLocation);
 
     // system (vm/server)
-    router.get ('/api/v1/system/reboot',                         token, authorizeAdmin, routes.system.isRebootRequired);
+    router.get ('/api/v1/system/info',                           token, authorizeAdmin, routes.system.getInfo);
     router.post('/api/v1/system/reboot',                   json, token, authorizeAdmin, routes.system.reboot);
     router.get ('/api/v1/system/graphs',                         token, authorizeAdmin, routes.system.getSystemGraphs);
     router.get ('/api/v1/system/disks',                          token, authorizeAdmin, routes.system.getDisks);
diff --git a/src/system.js b/src/system.js
index 407de2f15..7acb7554d 100644
--- a/src/system.js
+++ b/src/system.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 exports = module.exports = {
     reboot,
-    isRebootRequired,
+    getInfo,
     getUbuntuVersion,
     getDisks,
     getSwaps,
@@ -279,9 +279,15 @@ async function reboot() {
     if (error) debug('reboot: could not reboot. %o', error);
 }
 
-async function isRebootRequired() {
+async function getInfo() {
     // https://serverfault.com/questions/92932/how-does-ubuntu-keep-track-of-the-system-restart-required-flag-in-motd
-    return fs.existsSync('/var/run/reboot-required');
+    const rebootRequired = fs.existsSync('/var/run/reboot-required');
+    const uptime = safe.child_process.execSync('uptime -s', { encoding: 'utf8' });
+
+    return {
+        uptime,
+        rebootRequired
+    };
 }
 
 async function startUpdateDiskUsage() {
@@ -330,7 +336,7 @@ async function getBlockDevices() {
 }
 
 async function checkRebootRequired() {
-    const rebootRequired = await isRebootRequired();
+    const { rebootRequired } = await getInfo();
     if (rebootRequired) {
         await notifications.alert(notifications.ALERT_REBOOT, 'Reboot Required', 'To finish ubuntu security updates, a reboot is necessary.', { persist: true });
     } else {