diff --git a/init/init.cpp b/init/init.cpp
index 7631964..a9d6301 100644
--- a/init/init.cpp
+++ b/init/init.cpp
@@ -235,15 +235,6 @@
         // action queue.  Instead we set this flag and ensure that shutdown happens before the next
         // command is run in the main init loop.
         auto lock = std::lock_guard{shutdown_command_lock_};
-        if (do_shutdown_) {
-            LOG(ERROR) << "TriggerShutdown called while a previous shutdown command '"
-                       << shutdown_command_ << "' has not been handled";
-            UnwindMainThreadStack();
-        }
-        if (IsShuttingDown()) {
-            LOG(ERROR) << "TriggerShutdown called while init is already shutting down";
-            UnwindMainThreadStack();
-        }
         shutdown_command_ = command;
         do_shutdown_ = true;
         WakeMainInitThread();
@@ -258,12 +249,27 @@
         return {};
     }
 
+    bool do_shutdown() const { return do_shutdown_; }
+
   private:
     std::mutex shutdown_command_lock_;
     std::string shutdown_command_;
     bool do_shutdown_ = false;
 } shutdown_state;
 
+void DebugRebootLogging() {
+    LOG(INFO) << "do_shutdown: " << shutdown_state.do_shutdown()
+              << " IsShuttingDown: " << IsShuttingDown();
+    if (shutdown_state.do_shutdown()) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "sys.powerctl set while a previous shutdown command has not been handled";
+        UnwindMainThreadStack();
+    }
+    if (IsShuttingDown()) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "sys.powerctl set while init is already shutting down";
+        UnwindMainThreadStack();
+    }
+}
+
 void DumpState() {
     ServiceList::GetInstance().DumpState();
     ActionManager::GetInstance().DumpState();
diff --git a/init/init.h b/init/init.h
index 27f64e2..4f686cb 100644
--- a/init/init.h
+++ b/init/init.h
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 void PropertyChanged(const std::string& name, const std::string& value);
 bool QueueControlMessage(const std::string& message, const std::string& name, pid_t pid, int fd);
 
+void DebugRebootLogging();
+
 int SecondStageMain(int argc, char** argv);
 
 }  // namespace init
diff --git a/init/property_service.cpp b/init/property_service.cpp
index a5fea7c..1e4e127 100644
--- a/init/property_service.cpp
+++ b/init/property_service.cpp
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@
         }
         LOG(INFO) << "Received sys.powerctl='" << value << "' from pid: " << cr.pid
                   << process_log_string;
+        DebugRebootLogging();
     }
 
     // If a process other than init is writing a non-empty value, it means that process is