diff --git a/src/runtime/src/rtio_clocking.rs b/src/runtime/src/rtio_clocking.rs
index f1cec16..60e960f 100644
--- a/src/runtime/src/rtio_clocking.rs
+++ b/src/runtime/src/rtio_clocking.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use log::{info, warn, error};
 use libboard_zynq::timer::GlobalTimer;
 use embedded_hal::blocking::delay::DelayMs;
+use libasync::task;
 use libconfig::Config;
 use libboard_artiq::pl;
 #[cfg(has_si5324)]
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ use libboard_zynq::i2c::I2c;
 use crate::i2c;
 #[cfg(has_si5324)]
 use libboard_artiq::si5324;
+use crate::mgmt;
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Copy, Clone)]
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
@@ -98,7 +100,10 @@ fn init_rtio(timer: &mut GlobalTimer, _clk: RtioClock) {
         error!("RTIO PLL failed to lock");
         #[cfg(feature = "target_kasli_soc")]
         {
-            pl::csr::error_led::out_write(1);
+            unsafe {
+                pl::csr::error_led::out_write(1);
+            }
+            soft_panic();
             // try "soft" panic
         }
     }
@@ -256,4 +261,17 @@ pub fn init(timer: &mut GlobalTimer, cfg: &Config) {
 
     init_rtio(timer, clk);
 
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "target_kasli_soc")]
+fn soft_panic() {
+    // start mgmt service but nothing else
+    let cfg = match Config::new() {
+        Ok(cfg) => cfg,
+        Err(_) => Config::new_dummy()
+    };
+    mgmt::start(cfg);
+    loop {
+        task::block_on(task::r#yield());
+    }
 }
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