diff --git a/source/core/wifi_ctrl.c b/source/core/wifi_ctrl.c
index d14f745c8..4bb60199e 100644
--- a/source/core/wifi_ctrl.c
+++ b/source/core/wifi_ctrl.c
@@ -199,10 +199,13 @@ unsigned int selfheal_event_publish_time(void)
      return atoi(buff) ? atoi(buff) : 1;
 }
 
-int reboot_device(wifi_ctrl_t *ctrl)
+int reboot_device(void* arg)
 {
+    wifi_ctrl_t *ctrl = (wifi_ctrl_t *)arg;
     bus_error_t rc;
 
+    wifi_util_dbg_print(WIFI_WEBCONFIG,
+        "%s : Setting the reboot reason as ECO Mode Reboot and rebooting the device\n", __FUNCTION__);
     rc = get_bus_descriptor()->bus_set_string_fn(&ctrl->handle,
         "Device.DeviceInfo.X_RDKCENTRAL-COM_LastRebootReason", "ECO Mode Reboot");
     if (rc != bus_error_success) {
diff --git a/source/core/wifi_ctrl.h b/source/core/wifi_ctrl.h
index ebad8320f..11e0c9adc 100644
--- a/source/core/wifi_ctrl.h
+++ b/source/core/wifi_ctrl.h
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ int publish_endpoint_enable(void);
 int get_mld_mac_from_link_mac(mac_address_t in_addr, mac_address_t mld_addr);
 void hotspot_timing_start(void);
 void hotspot_timing_stop(void);
+int reboot_device(void* arg);
 #if defined(CONFIG_IEEE80211BE) && !defined(CONFIG_GENERIC_MLO)
 unsigned int update_mld_groups(webconfig_subdoc_decoded_data_t *data,
     char **vap_names, unsigned int vap_names_size, wifi_dbg_type_t log_type);
diff --git a/source/core/wifi_ctrl_webconfig.c b/source/core/wifi_ctrl_webconfig.c
index 826eaa232..bf294c729 100644
--- a/source/core/wifi_ctrl_webconfig.c
+++ b/source/core/wifi_ctrl_webconfig.c
@@ -2208,7 +2208,7 @@ void ecomode_telemetry_update_and_reboot(unsigned int index, bool active)
     }
     system("systemctl restart onewifi.service");
 #else
-    reboot_device(ctrl);
+    scheduler_add_timer_task(ctrl->sched, TRUE, NULL, reboot_device, ctrl, 0, 1, TRUE);
 #endif
 }
 #endif // defined (FEATURE_SUPPORT_ECOPOWERDOWN)