diff --git a/common/recipes-phosphor/state/files/obmc/phosphor-reboot-host/reboot.conf b/common/recipes-phosphor/state/files/obmc/phosphor-reboot-host/reboot.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e3ca1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/recipes-phosphor/state/files/obmc/phosphor-reboot-host/reboot.conf
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+REBOOT_DELAY=5