diff --git a/microdroid_manager/src/main.rs b/microdroid_manager/src/main.rs
index 4f94bb4..4648a4e 100644
--- a/microdroid_manager/src/main.rs
+++ b/microdroid_manager/src/main.rs
@@ -439,6 +439,8 @@
     }
 
     wait_for_property_true("dev.bootcomplete").context("failed waiting for dev.bootcomplete")?;
+    system_properties::write("microdroid_manager.init_done", "1")
+        .context("set microdroid_manager.init_done")?;
     info!("boot completed, time to run payload");
     exec_task(task, service).context("Failed to run payload")
 }