diff --git a/scripts/vm/hypervisor/kvm/kvmheartbeat.sh b/scripts/vm/hypervisor/kvm/kvmheartbeat.sh
index 0c07ffa862e..ff6fd0ab6a0 100755
--- a/scripts/vm/hypervisor/kvm/kvmheartbeat.sh
+++ b/scripts/vm/hypervisor/kvm/kvmheartbeat.sh
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ then
   exit 0
 elif [ "$cflag" == "1" ]
 then
+  /usr/bin/logger -t heartbeat "kvmheartbeat.sh rebooted system because it was unable to write the heartbeat to the storage."
+  sync
   echo b > /proc/sysrq-trigger
   exit $?
 else