diff --git a/files/ansible-playbooks/afterupgrade_check.yml b/files/ansible-playbooks/afterupgrade_check.yml
index a85de61..4ba7ba4 100644
--- a/files/ansible-playbooks/afterupgrade_check.yml
+++ b/files/ansible-playbooks/afterupgrade_check.yml
@@ -375,6 +375,49 @@
       register: rmq_cleanup_success
       changed_when: (rmq_cleanup_success.json is defined) and (rmq_cleanup_success.json.routed | default(false) | bool)
 
+    # Scheduled success only: chain next step (set action_next + trigger worker)
+    - name: Scheduled success | Set action_next to sot-updater-wrapper
+      when: journal_success_payload is defined and (is_run_by_effective | default('manual')) == 'scheduled'
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.uri:
+        url: "http://{{ rmq_host }}:{{ rmq_port }}/api/exchanges/{{ rmq_vhost | urlencode }}/{{ rmq_exchange | urlencode }}/publish"
+        method: POST
+        user: "{{ rmq_user }}"
+        password: "{{ rmq_pass }}"
+        force_basic_auth: true
+        status_code: 200
+        headers:
+          content-type: "application/json"
+        body_format: json
+        body:
+          properties:
+            content_type: "application/json"
+          routing_key: "{{ control_queue }}"
+          payload: "{{ { 'inscope_device': (ansible_hostname | default(inventory_hostname)), 'task_name': 'custom_field_set', 'task_add1': 'action_next', 'task_result': 'sot-updater-wrapper' } | to_json }}"
+          payload_encoding: "string"
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Scheduled success | Publish sot-updater-wrapper work message
+      when: journal_success_payload is defined and (is_run_by_effective | default('manual')) == 'scheduled'
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.uri:
+        url: "http://{{ rmq_host }}:{{ rmq_port }}/api/exchanges/{{ rmq_vhost | urlencode }}/{{ 'deviceconfig' | urlencode }}/publish"
+        method: POST
+        user: "{{ rmq_user }}"
+        password: "{{ rmq_pass }}"
+        force_basic_auth: true
+        status_code: 200
+        headers:
+          content-type: "application/json"
+        body_format: json
+        body:
+          properties:
+            content_type: "application/json"
+          routing_key: "deviceconfig"
+          payload: "{{ { 'inscope_device': (ansible_hostname | default(inventory_hostname)), 'task_name': 'sot-updater-wrapper' } | to_json }}"
+          payload_encoding: "string"
+      changed_when: false
+
 
     # Mismatch: reachable & banner read, but not equal to target_version
     - name: Build mismatch journal payload