diff --git a/build/scripts/local-top/cryptroot-api b/build/scripts/local-top/cryptroot-api
index 0e871b242e5ab73fb8380e0d8825161b02d383c4..f9245508db88012c938c3b86f0a2eac5076c6732 100755
--- a/build/scripts/local-top/cryptroot-api
+++ b/build/scripts/local-top/cryptroot-api
@@ -87,7 +87,28 @@ setup_mapping()
 
     fifoPath="/tmp/cryptops-api-stop"
     mkfifo $fifoPath
-    cryptops-api "$rootdevice" "$crypttarget"
+
+    for x in $(cat /proc/cmdline); do
+        case "$x" in
+            instance_id=*)
+                instance_id="${x#instance_id=}"
+                ;;
+            cosmos_url=*)
+                cosmos_url="${x#cosmos_url=}"
+                ;;
+            api_key=*)
+                api_key="${x#api_key=}"
+                ;;
+        esac
+    done
+
+    notify_command="curl -X POST -H \\\"Authorization: Bearer $api_key\\\"
+        -H \\\"Content-Type: application/json\\\"
+        -d '{\\\"template\\\":\\\"ENCVMBOOTED\\\",\\\"HOSTNAME\\\":\\\"$(hostname)\\\",\\\"identifier\\\":\\\"instance-$instance_id\\\"}'
+        $cosmos_url/api/v2/communication/sendmessage"
+
+
+    cryptops-api "$rootdevice" "$crypttarget" --notify-command="$notify_command"
 
     #FSTYPE=''
     #eval $(fstype < "$NEWROOT")