diff --git a/selfdrive/common/params.cc b/selfdrive/common/params.cc
index ebb37344ef..ea09ee0705 100644
--- a/selfdrive/common/params.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/common/params.cc
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ std::unordered_map<std::string, uint32_t> keys = {
     {"JoystickDebugMode", CLEAR_ON_MANAGER_START | CLEAR_ON_IGNITION_OFF},
     {"LastAthenaPingTime", CLEAR_ON_MANAGER_START},
     {"LastGPSPosition", PERSISTENT},
+    {"LastPowerDropDetected", CLEAR_ON_MANAGER_START},
     {"LastUpdateException", PERSISTENT},
     {"LastUpdateTime", PERSISTENT},
     {"LiveParameters", PERSISTENT},
diff --git a/selfdrive/manager/manager.py b/selfdrive/manager/manager.py
index c8950acbd3..4c70a38518 100755
--- a/selfdrive/manager/manager.py
+++ b/selfdrive/manager/manager.py
@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@ from selfdrive.version import dirty, get_git_commit, version, origin, branch, co
 sys.path.append(os.path.join(BASEDIR, "pyextra"))
 
 def manager_init():
-
   # update system time from panda
   set_time(cloudlog)
 
+  # save boot log
+  subprocess.call("./bootlog", cwd=os.path.join(BASEDIR, "selfdrive/loggerd"))
+
   params = Params()
   params.clear_all(ParamKeyType.CLEAR_ON_MANAGER_START)
 
@@ -117,9 +119,6 @@ def manager_thread():
   cloudlog.info("manager start")
   cloudlog.info({"environ": os.environ})
 
-  # save boot log
-  subprocess.call("./bootlog", cwd=os.path.join(BASEDIR, "selfdrive/loggerd"))
-
   params = Params()
 
   ignore = []