diff --git a/init/Android.bp b/init/Android.bp
index 517847c..f579647 100644
--- a/init/Android.bp
+++ b/init/Android.bp
@@ -236,7 +236,8 @@
         "epoll.cpp",
         "keychords.cpp",
         "import_parser.cpp",
-        "host_init_parser.cpp",
+        "host_import_parser.cpp",
+        "host_init_verifier.cpp",
         "host_init_stubs.cpp",
         "parser.cpp",
         "rlimit_parser.cpp",
diff --git a/init/host_import_parser.cpp b/init/host_import_parser.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..faf6fc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init/host_import_parser.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "host_import_parser.h"
+
+#include <android-base/strings.h>
+
+using android::base::StartsWith;
+
+namespace android {
+namespace init {
+
+Result<Success> HostImportParser::ParseSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args,
+                                               const std::string& filename, int line) {
+    if (args.size() != 2) {
+        return Error() << "single argument needed for import\n";
+    }
+
+    auto import_path = args[1];
+
+    if (StartsWith(import_path, "/system") || StartsWith(import_path, "/product") ||
+        StartsWith(import_path, "/odm") || StartsWith(import_path, "/vendor")) {
+        import_path = out_dir_ + "/" + import_path;
+    } else {
+        import_path = out_dir_ + "/root/" + import_path;
+    }
+
+    return ImportParser::ParseSection({"import", import_path}, filename, line);
+}
+
+}  // namespace init
+}  // namespace android
diff --git a/init/host_import_parser.h b/init/host_import_parser.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2980b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init/host_import_parser.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "import_parser.h"
+#include "parser.h"
+
+namespace android {
+namespace init {
+
+class HostImportParser : public ImportParser {
+  public:
+    HostImportParser(const std::string& out_dir, Parser* parser)
+        : ImportParser(parser), out_dir_(out_dir) {}
+    Result<Success> ParseSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, const std::string& filename,
+                                 int line) override;
+
+  private:
+    std::string out_dir_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace init
+}  // namespace android
diff --git a/init/host_init_stubs.cpp b/init/host_init_stubs.cpp
index c40a254..2352fc7 100644
--- a/init/host_init_stubs.cpp
+++ b/init/host_init_stubs.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 #include "host_init_stubs.h"
 
+#include <android-base/properties.h>
+
 // unistd.h
 int setgroups(size_t __size, const gid_t* __list) {
     return 0;
@@ -28,7 +30,11 @@
 std::string default_console = "/dev/console";
 
 // property_service.h
-uint32_t (*property_set)(const std::string& name, const std::string& value) = nullptr;
+uint32_t SetProperty(const std::string& key, const std::string& value) {
+    android::base::SetProperty(key, value);
+    return 0;
+}
+uint32_t (*property_set)(const std::string& name, const std::string& value) = SetProperty;
 uint32_t HandlePropertySet(const std::string&, const std::string&, const std::string&, const ucred&,
                            std::string*) {
     return 0;
diff --git a/init/host_init_parser.cpp b/init/host_init_verifier.cpp
similarity index 67%
rename from init/host_init_parser.cpp
rename to init/host_init_verifier.cpp
index df497ea..c6ec078 100644
--- a/init/host_init_parser.cpp
+++ b/init/host_init_verifier.cpp
@@ -16,15 +16,25 @@
 
 #include <pwd.h>
 
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
+#include <android-base/strings.h>
 
 #include "action.h"
 #include "action_manager.h"
 #include "action_parser.h"
+#include "host_import_parser.h"
+#include "host_init_stubs.h"
 #include "parser.h"
 #include "result.h"
 #include "service.h"
 
+using namespace std::literals;
+
+using android::base::Split;
+
 // The host passwd file won't have the Android entries, so we fake success here.
 passwd* getpwnam(const char* login) {  // NOLINT: implementing bad function.
     char dummy_buf[] = "dummy";
@@ -49,10 +59,21 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     android::base::InitLogging(argv, &android::base::StdioLogger);
-    if (argc != 2) {
-        LOG(ERROR) << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " <init file to parse>";
+    android::base::SetMinimumLogSeverity(android::base::ERROR);
+    if (argc != 3) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " <out directory> <properties>";
         return -1;
     }
+
+    auto properties = Split(argv[2], ",");
+    for (const auto& property : properties) {
+        auto split_property = Split(property, "=");
+        if (split_property.size() != 2) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        property_set(split_property[0], split_property[1]);
+    }
+
     const BuiltinFunctionMap function_map;
     Action::set_function_map(&function_map);
     ActionManager& am = ActionManager::GetInstance();
@@ -60,17 +81,16 @@
     Parser parser;
     parser.AddSectionParser("service", std::make_unique<ServiceParser>(&sl, nullptr));
     parser.AddSectionParser("on", std::make_unique<ActionParser>(&am, nullptr));
+    parser.AddSectionParser("import", std::make_unique<HostImportParser>(argv[1], &parser));
 
-    size_t num_errors = 0;
-    if (!parser.ParseConfig(argv[1], &num_errors)) {
-        LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to find script";
+    if (!parser.ParseConfig(argv[1] + "/root/init.rc"s)) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to find root init.rc script";
         return -1;
     }
-    if (num_errors > 0) {
-        LOG(ERROR) << "Parse failed with " << num_errors << " errors";
+    if (parser.parse_error_count() > 0) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Init script parsing failed with " << parser.parse_error_count() << " errors";
         return -1;
     }
-    LOG(INFO) << "Parse success!";
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/init/import_parser.cpp b/init/import_parser.cpp
index e335fd1..fb3185e 100644
--- a/init/import_parser.cpp
+++ b/init/import_parser.cpp
@@ -41,14 +41,15 @@
     return Success();
 }
 
+Result<Success> ImportParser::ParseLineSection(std::vector<std::string>&&, int) {
+    return Error() << "Unexpected line found after import statement";
+}
+
 void ImportParser::EndFile() {
     auto current_imports = std::move(imports_);
     imports_.clear();
     for (const auto& [import, line_num] : current_imports) {
-        if (!parser_->ParseConfig(import)) {
-            PLOG(ERROR) << filename_ << ": " << line_num << ": Could not import file '" << import
-                        << "'";
-        }
+        parser_->ParseConfig(import);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/init/import_parser.h b/init/import_parser.h
index 5a2f894..7bc72e6 100644
--- a/init/import_parser.h
+++ b/init/import_parser.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     ImportParser(Parser* parser) : parser_(parser) {}
     Result<Success> ParseSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, const std::string& filename,
                                  int line) override;
+    Result<Success> ParseLineSection(std::vector<std::string>&&, int) override;
     void EndFile() override;
 
   private:
diff --git a/init/parser.cpp b/init/parser.cpp
index 4453aaa..ee6ee06 100644
--- a/init/parser.cpp
+++ b/init/parser.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     line_callbacks_.emplace_back(prefix, callback);
 }
 
-void Parser::ParseData(const std::string& filename, const std::string& data, size_t* parse_errors) {
+void Parser::ParseData(const std::string& filename, const std::string& data) {
     // TODO: Use a parser with const input and remove this copy
     std::vector<char> data_copy(data.begin(), data.end());
     data_copy.push_back('\0');
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         if (section_parser == nullptr) return;
 
         if (auto result = section_parser->EndSection(); !result) {
-            (*parse_errors)++;
+            parse_error_count_++;
             LOG(ERROR) << filename << ": " << section_start_line << ": " << result.error();
         }
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
                         end_section();
 
                         if (auto result = callback(std::move(args)); !result) {
-                            (*parse_errors)++;
+                            parse_error_count_++;
                             LOG(ERROR) << filename << ": " << state.line << ": " << result.error();
                         }
                         break;
@@ -94,16 +94,20 @@
                     if (auto result =
                             section_parser->ParseSection(std::move(args), filename, state.line);
                         !result) {
-                        (*parse_errors)++;
+                        parse_error_count_++;
                         LOG(ERROR) << filename << ": " << state.line << ": " << result.error();
                         section_parser = nullptr;
                     }
                 } else if (section_parser) {
                     if (auto result = section_parser->ParseLineSection(std::move(args), state.line);
                         !result) {
-                        (*parse_errors)++;
+                        parse_error_count_++;
                         LOG(ERROR) << filename << ": " << state.line << ": " << result.error();
                     }
+                } else {
+                    parse_error_count_++;
+                    LOG(ERROR) << filename << ": " << state.line
+                               << ": Invalid section keyword found";
                 }
                 args.clear();
                 break;
@@ -114,17 +118,17 @@
     }
 }
 
-bool Parser::ParseConfigFile(const std::string& path, size_t* parse_errors) {
+bool Parser::ParseConfigFile(const std::string& path) {
     LOG(INFO) << "Parsing file " << path << "...";
     android::base::Timer t;
     auto config_contents = ReadFile(path);
     if (!config_contents) {
-        LOG(ERROR) << "Unable to read config file '" << path << "': " << config_contents.error();
+        LOG(INFO) << "Unable to read config file '" << path << "': " << config_contents.error();
         return false;
     }
 
     config_contents->push_back('\n');  // TODO: fix parse_config.
-    ParseData(path, *config_contents, parse_errors);
+    ParseData(path, *config_contents);
     for (const auto& [section_name, section_parser] : section_parsers_) {
         section_parser->EndFile();
     }
@@ -133,11 +137,11 @@
     return true;
 }
 
-bool Parser::ParseConfigDir(const std::string& path, size_t* parse_errors) {
+bool Parser::ParseConfigDir(const std::string& path) {
     LOG(INFO) << "Parsing directory " << path << "...";
     std::unique_ptr<DIR, decltype(&closedir)> config_dir(opendir(path.c_str()), closedir);
     if (!config_dir) {
-        PLOG(ERROR) << "Could not import directory '" << path << "'";
+        PLOG(INFO) << "Could not import directory '" << path << "'";
         return false;
     }
     dirent* current_file;
@@ -153,7 +157,7 @@
     // Sort first so we load files in a consistent order (bug 31996208)
     std::sort(files.begin(), files.end());
     for (const auto& file : files) {
-        if (!ParseConfigFile(file, parse_errors)) {
+        if (!ParseConfigFile(file)) {
             LOG(ERROR) << "could not import file '" << file << "'";
         }
     }
@@ -161,16 +165,10 @@
 }
 
 bool Parser::ParseConfig(const std::string& path) {
-    size_t parse_errors;
-    return ParseConfig(path, &parse_errors);
-}
-
-bool Parser::ParseConfig(const std::string& path, size_t* parse_errors) {
-    *parse_errors = 0;
     if (is_dir(path.c_str())) {
-        return ParseConfigDir(path, parse_errors);
+        return ParseConfigDir(path);
     }
-    return ParseConfigFile(path, parse_errors);
+    return ParseConfigFile(path);
 }
 
 }  // namespace init
diff --git a/init/parser.h b/init/parser.h
index f6e237f..3501d8c 100644
--- a/init/parser.h
+++ b/init/parser.h
@@ -72,17 +72,19 @@
     Parser();
 
     bool ParseConfig(const std::string& path);
-    bool ParseConfig(const std::string& path, size_t* parse_errors);
     void AddSectionParser(const std::string& name, std::unique_ptr<SectionParser> parser);
     void AddSingleLineParser(const std::string& prefix, LineCallback callback);
 
+    size_t parse_error_count() const { return parse_error_count_; }
+
   private:
-    void ParseData(const std::string& filename, const std::string& data, size_t* parse_errors);
-    bool ParseConfigFile(const std::string& path, size_t* parse_errors);
-    bool ParseConfigDir(const std::string& path, size_t* parse_errors);
+    void ParseData(const std::string& filename, const std::string& data);
+    bool ParseConfigFile(const std::string& path);
+    bool ParseConfigDir(const std::string& path);
 
     std::map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<SectionParser>> section_parsers_;
     std::vector<std::pair<std::string, LineCallback>> line_callbacks_;
+    size_t parse_error_count_ = 0;
 };
 
 }  // namespace init