diff --git a/bootstat/bootstat.cpp b/bootstat/bootstat.cpp
index 558e6c4..7b60524 100644
--- a/bootstat/bootstat.cpp
+++ b/bootstat/bootstat.cpp
@@ -1086,17 +1086,8 @@
 void LogBootInfoToStatsd(std::chrono::milliseconds end_time,
                          std::chrono::milliseconds total_duration, int32_t bootloader_duration_ms,
                          double time_since_last_boot_sec) {
-  const auto reason = android::base::GetProperty(bootloader_reboot_reason_property, "");
-
-  if (reason.empty()) {
-    android::util::stats_write(android::util::BOOT_SEQUENCE_REPORTED, "<EMPTY>", "<EMPTY>",
-                               end_time.count(), total_duration.count(),
-                               (int64_t)bootloader_duration_ms,
-                               (int64_t)time_since_last_boot_sec * 1000);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  const auto system_reason = android::base::GetProperty(system_reboot_reason_property, "");
+  auto reason = android::base::GetProperty(bootloader_reboot_reason_property, "<EMPTY>");
+  auto system_reason = android::base::GetProperty(system_reboot_reason_property, "<EMPTY>");
   android::util::stats_write(android::util::BOOT_SEQUENCE_REPORTED, reason.c_str(),
                              system_reason.c_str(), end_time.count(), total_duration.count(),
                              (int64_t)bootloader_duration_ms,