diff --git a/app/Kconfig b/app/Kconfig
index 3f797abd41d7..09b64f29a59b 100644
--- a/app/Kconfig
+++ b/app/Kconfig
@@ -568,6 +568,15 @@ if SETTINGS
 config ZMK_SETTINGS_RESET_ON_START
     bool "Delete all persistent settings when the keyboard boots"
 
+if ZMK_SETTINGS_RESET_ON_START
+
+config ZMK_SETTINGS_RESET_ON_START_INIT_PRIORITY
+    int "Settings Reset ON Start Initialization Priority"
+    default 60
+
+endif
+
+
 config ZMK_SETTINGS_SAVE_DEBOUNCE
     int "Milliseconds to debounce settings saves"
     default 60000
diff --git a/app/src/settings/reset_settings_on_start.c b/app/src/settings/reset_settings_on_start.c
index 47f5e8f22591..0f6d4fae9fb9 100644
--- a/app/src/settings/reset_settings_on_start.c
+++ b/app/src/settings/reset_settings_on_start.c
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 
 // Reset after the kernel is initialized but before any application code to
 // ensure settings are cleared before anything tries to use them.
-SYS_INIT(zmk_settings_erase, POST_KERNEL, CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEFAULT);
+SYS_INIT(zmk_settings_erase, POST_KERNEL, CONFIG_ZMK_SETTINGS_RESET_ON_START_INIT_PRIORITY);