diff --git a/serialize.cpp b/serialize.cpp
index 8c97c89..da9e878 100644
--- a/serialize.cpp
+++ b/serialize.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <cereal/archives/json.hpp>
 #include <fstream>
 #include "serialize.hpp"
+#include <sdbusplus/server.hpp>
 
 namespace phosphor
 {
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@
 
 void storeToFile(std::string versionId, uint8_t priority)
 {
+    auto bus = sdbusplus::bus::new_default();
+
     if(!fs::is_directory(PERSIST_DIR))
     {
         fs::create_directory(PERSIST_DIR);
@@ -24,17 +27,69 @@
     std::ofstream os(path.c_str());
     cereal::JSONOutputArchive oarchive(os);
     oarchive(cereal::make_nvp("priority", priority));
+
+    std::string serviceFile = "obmc-flash-bmc-setenv@" + versionId + "\\x3d" +
+            std::to_string(priority) + ".service";
+    auto method = bus.new_method_call(
+            SYSTEMD_BUSNAME,
+            SYSTEMD_PATH,
+            SYSTEMD_INTERFACE,
+            "StartUnit");
+    method.append(serviceFile, "replace");
+    bus.call_noreply(method);
 }
 
-void restoreFromFile(std::string versionId, uint8_t& priority)
+bool restoreFromFile(std::string versionId, uint8_t& priority)
 {
     std::string path = PERSIST_DIR + versionId;
     if (fs::exists(path))
     {
         std::ifstream is(path.c_str(), std::ios::in);
-        cereal::JSONInputArchive iarchive(is);
-        iarchive(cereal::make_nvp("priority", priority));
+        try
+        {
+            cereal::JSONInputArchive iarchive(is);
+            iarchive(cereal::make_nvp("priority", priority));
+            return true;
+        }
+        catch(cereal::RapidJSONException& e)
+        {
+            fs::remove(path);
+        }
     }
+
+    // Find the mtd device "u-boot-env" to retrieve the environment variables
+    std::ifstream mtdDevices("/proc/mtd");
+    std::string device, devicePath;
+
+    try
+    {
+        while (std::getline(mtdDevices, device)) {
+            if (device.find("u-boot-env") != std::string::npos)
+            {
+                devicePath = "/dev/" + device.substr(0, device.find(':'));
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!devicePath.empty())
+        {
+            std::ifstream input(devicePath.c_str());
+            std::string envVars;
+            std::getline(input, envVars);
+
+            if (envVars.find(versionId) != std::string::npos)
+            {
+                // Grab the environment variable for this versionId. These
+                // variables follow the format "versionId=priority\0"
+                auto var = envVars.substr(envVars.find(versionId));
+                priority = std::stoi(var.substr(var.find('=') + 1));
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    catch (const std::exception& e){}
+
+    return false;
 }
 
 void removeFile(std::string versionId)