diff --git a/bootstat/boot_reason_test.sh b/bootstat/boot_reason_test.sh
index d78980878..52411d8da 100755
--- a/bootstat/boot_reason_test.sh
+++ b/bootstat/boot_reason_test.sh
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ bootstat: Canonical boot reason: ${i}"
     fi
   done
   adb logcat -b all -d |
-  grep bootstat |
+  grep bootstat[^e] |
   grep -v -F "bootstat: Service started: /system/bin/bootstat --record_boot_complete${match}
 bootstat: Failed to read /data/misc/bootstat/post_decrypt_time_elapsed: No such file or directory
 bootstat: Failed to parse boot time record: /data/misc/bootstat/post_decrypt_time_elapsed
diff --git a/bootstat/bootstat.cpp b/bootstat/bootstat.cpp
index 3b8b707ab..e7f9c1110 100644
--- a/bootstat/bootstat.cpp
+++ b/bootstat/bootstat.cpp
@@ -494,7 +494,8 @@ std::string BootReasonStrToReason(const std::string& boot_reason) {
 
       // String is either "reboot,<reason>" or "shutdown,<reason>".
       // We will set if default reasons, only override with detail if thermal.
-      if (!isBluntRebootReason(content)) {
+      if ((android::base::StartsWith(content, ret.c_str()) && (content[ret.length()] == ',')) ||
+          !isBluntRebootReason(content)) {
         // Ok, we want it, let's squash it if secondReason is known.
         pos = content.find(',');
         if (pos != std::string::npos) {