diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/state/phosphor-state-manager_%.bbappend b/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/state/phosphor-state-manager_%.bbappend
index 4db6f3a..308c731 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/state/phosphor-state-manager_%.bbappend
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/state/phosphor-state-manager_%.bbappend
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend_romulus := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
+
+EXTRA_OEMESON_romulus += "-Dwarm-reboot=disabled"