diff --git a/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S01mountall b/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S01mountall
index bfde44d17b..829b974c64 100755
--- a/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S01mountall
+++ b/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S01mountall
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ mk_tty_login() {
 case "$1" in
     start)
         mount_fs
+
+        # we need to source conf again, now that /data is available
         test -n "$os_debug" || source /etc/init.d/conf
         test "$os_debug" == "true" && remount_rw
         mk_tty_login
diff --git a/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S35wifi b/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S35wifi
index 357ee80b56..828fc71d49 100755
--- a/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S35wifi
+++ b/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S35wifi
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ ssid=$(cat $conf | grep ssid | grep -v scan_ssid | cut -d '"' -f 2)
 test -n "$ssid" || exit 0
 
 test -n "$os_version" || source /etc/init.d/base
-test -n "$os_debug" || source /etc/init.d/conf
 
 test "$os_networkless" == "true" && exit 0
 
diff --git a/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S36ppp b/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S36ppp
index 01919e2281..7de9ee41ad 100755
--- a/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S36ppp
+++ b/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S36ppp
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ test -e $conf/modem || exit 0
 test -e $conf/apn || exit 0
 
 test -n "$os_version" || source /etc/init.d/base
-test -n "$os_debug" || source /etc/init.d/conf
 
 test "$os_networkless" == "true" && exit 0
 
diff --git a/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S40network b/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S40network
index a744bd1f9a..04328cfb5d 100755
--- a/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S40network
+++ b/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S40network
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ fi
 test -r $static_conf && source $static_conf
 
 test -n "$os_version" || source /etc/init.d/base
-test -n "$os_debug" || source /etc/init.d/conf
 
 watch_eth() {
     count=0
diff --git a/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S41netwatch b/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S41netwatch
index c7421d72f8..2ec59f483a 100755
--- a/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S41netwatch
+++ b/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S41netwatch
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ if [ -z "$netwatch_host" ] || [ -z "$netwatch_port" ]; then
 fi
 
 test -n "$os_version" || source /etc/init.d/base
-test -n "$os_debug" || source /etc/init.d/conf
 
 test "$os_networkless" == "true" && exit 0
 
diff --git a/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S50date b/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S50date
index 695d694bb8..87464d368c 100755
--- a/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S50date
+++ b/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S50date
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ fi
 test -f $conf || exit 0
 
 test -n "$os_version" || source /etc/init.d/base
-test -n "$os_debug" || source /etc/init.d/conf
 
 test "$os_networkless" == "true" && exit 0
 
diff --git a/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S60sshd b/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S60sshd
index 37546b1161..2dcd04ac7b 100755
--- a/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S60sshd
+++ b/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S60sshd
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ conf="/etc/sshd_config"
 test -f $conf || exit 0
 
 test -n "$os_version" || source /etc/init.d/base
-test -n "$os_debug" || source /etc/init.d/conf
 
 test "$os_networkless" == "true" && exit 0
 
diff --git a/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S99showinfo b/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S99showinfo
index 1e0b7390d1..fac00a387d 100755
--- a/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S99showinfo
+++ b/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S99showinfo
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 test -n "$os_version" || source /etc/init.d/base
-test -n "$os_debug" || source /etc/init.d/conf
 
 msg_info() {
     echo " # $1"
diff --git a/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/base b/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/base
index 11a5ef95eb..ef900a8955 100755
--- a/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/base
+++ b/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/base
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ source /etc/version
 board_sn=$(/etc/init.d/boardsn)
 board_name=$(cat /etc/board)
 
+test -n "$os_debug" || source /etc/init.d/conf
+
 msg_begin() {
     echo -n " * $1: "
 }
@@ -20,3 +22,8 @@ msg_background() {
     test -n "$1" && echo $1 || echo "pending"
 }
 
+panic_action() {
+    logger -t panic -s "rebooting"
+    /sbin/reboot
+}
+