diff --git a/settings.yaml b/settings.yaml
index c950e4c..ccf1db0 100644
--- a/settings.yaml
+++ b/settings.yaml
@@ -23,4 +23,9 @@
     restrictedmode:
         name: restricted_mode
         type: b
-        default: false 
+        default: false
+    bootpolicy:
+        name: boot_policy
+        type: s
+        default: "ONETIME"
+
diff --git a/settings_file.py b/settings_file.py
index fe852ba..6b46a65 100644
--- a/settings_file.py
+++ b/settings_file.py
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 {'host': {'bootflags': {'default': 'default',
                         'name': 'boot_flags',
                         'type': 's'},
+          'bootpolicy': {'default': 'ONETIME',
+                         'name': 'boot_policy',
+                         'type': 's'},
           'powercap': {'default': 0,
                        'max': 1000,
                        'min': 0,