diff --git a/bootstat/boot_reason_test.sh b/bootstat/boot_reason_test.sh
index ffe3dc7..af65135 100755
--- a/bootstat/boot_reason_test.sh
+++ b/bootstat/boot_reason_test.sh
@@ -569,6 +569,8 @@
   esac
   adb reboot ${TEST}
   wait_for_screen
+  bootloader_reason=`validate_property ro.boot.bootreason`
+  EXPECT_PROPERTY ro.boot.bootreason ${bootloader_reason}
   EXPECT_PROPERTY sys.boot.reason ${reason}
   EXPECT_PROPERTY persist.sys.boot.reason ${reason}
   report_bootstat_logs ${reason}