diff --git a/services/param/watcher/etc/param_watcher.cfg b/services/param/watcher/etc/param_watcher.cfg
index 9240203d48d04e646bc1e0e392f99064e2b0ac5f..3b6b821e7fe389ae5dd2d8f9f79eb935b278c2bc 100755
--- a/services/param/watcher/etc/param_watcher.cfg
+++ b/services/param/watcher/etc/param_watcher.cfg
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
             "name" : "param_watcher",
             "path" : ["/system/bin/sa_main", "/system/profile/param_watcher.xml"],
             "uid" : "system",
+            "start-mode" : "boot",
             "gid" : ["system", "shell"]
         }
     ]