diff --git a/boards/omnibus/f4sd/init/rc.board b/boards/omnibus/f4sd/init/rc.board
index e07b4e2596..04185a8225 100644
--- a/boards/omnibus/f4sd/init/rc.board
+++ b/boards/omnibus/f4sd/init/rc.board
@@ -14,6 +14,16 @@
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 
+# transision from params file to flash-based params (2018-12-20)
+if [ -f $PARAM_FILE ]
+then
+	param load $PARAM_FILE
+	param save
+	# create a backup
+	mv $PARAM_FILE ${PARAM_FILE}.bak
+	reboot
+fi
+
 if [ $AUTOCNF = yes ]
 then
 	# Disable safety switch by default