diff --git a/posix-configs/bbblue/px4.config b/posix-configs/bbblue/px4.config
index 0e598c3011..ef4de1e4fd 100644
--- a/posix-configs/bbblue/px4.config
+++ b/posix-configs/bbblue/px4.config
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 # config for a quad
 # modified from ../rpi/px4.config
 
-param load
+param select eeprom/parameters
+param import
 
 param set CBRK_SUPPLY_CHK 894281
 
diff --git a/posix-configs/bbblue/px4_fw.config b/posix-configs/bbblue/px4_fw.config
index 9694e2ebc2..e5d7f58fd1 100644
--- a/posix-configs/bbblue/px4_fw.config
+++ b/posix-configs/bbblue/px4_fw.config
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 # config for fixed wing (FW)
 # modified from ./px4.config, switch att/pos_control & mixer
 
-param load
+param select eeprom/parameters
+param import
 
 param set CBRK_SUPPLY_CHK 894281
 
diff --git a/posix-configs/rpi/pilotpi_fw.config b/posix-configs/rpi/pilotpi_fw.config
index b64ecf176f..638c0ad8bb 100644
--- a/posix-configs/rpi/pilotpi_fw.config
+++ b/posix-configs/rpi/pilotpi_fw.config
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@
 # (px4-alias.sh is expected to be in the PATH)
 . px4-alias.sh
 
-if [ -f eeprom/parameters ]
-then
-	param load
-fi
+param select eeprom/parameters
+param import
 
 # system_power not implemented
 param set CBRK_SUPPLY_CHK 894281
diff --git a/posix-configs/rpi/pilotpi_mc.config b/posix-configs/rpi/pilotpi_mc.config
index af447beddf..3b191d3794 100644
--- a/posix-configs/rpi/pilotpi_mc.config
+++ b/posix-configs/rpi/pilotpi_mc.config
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@
 # (px4-alias.sh is expected to be in the PATH)
 . px4-alias.sh
 
-if [ -f eeprom/parameters ]
-then
-	param load
-fi
+param select eeprom/parameters
+param import
 
 # system_power not implemented
 param set CBRK_SUPPLY_CHK 894281
diff --git a/posix-configs/rpi/px4.config b/posix-configs/rpi/px4.config
index 21059f6521..c5bad221e6 100644
--- a/posix-configs/rpi/px4.config
+++ b/posix-configs/rpi/px4.config
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@
 
 # navio config for a quad
 
-if [ -f eeprom/parameters ]
-then
-	param load
-fi
+param select eeprom/parameters
+param import
+
 param set CBRK_SUPPLY_CHK 894281
 param set SYS_AUTOSTART 4001
 param set MAV_TYPE 2
diff --git a/posix-configs/rpi/px4_fw.config b/posix-configs/rpi/px4_fw.config
index 1b4d096b0d..bc758e86bb 100644
--- a/posix-configs/rpi/px4_fw.config
+++ b/posix-configs/rpi/px4_fw.config
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@
 
 # navio config for FW
 
-if [ -f eeprom/parameters ]
-then
-	param load
-fi
+param select eeprom/parameters
+param import
+
 param set CBRK_SUPPLY_CHK 894281
 param set SYS_AUTOSTART 2100
 param set MAV_TYPE 1
diff --git a/posix-configs/rpi/px4_hil.config b/posix-configs/rpi/px4_hil.config
index 091e09063f..3d769670cc 100644
--- a/posix-configs/rpi/px4_hil.config
+++ b/posix-configs/rpi/px4_hil.config
@@ -7,10 +7,9 @@
 # connect to it with jMAVSim:
 # ./Tools/jmavsim_run.sh -q -i <IP> -p 14577 -r 250
 
-if [ -f eeprom/parameters ]
-then
-	param load
-fi
+param select eeprom/parameters
+param import
+
 param set CBRK_SUPPLY_CHK 894281
 param set SYS_AUTOSTART 1001
 param set MAV_TYPE 2
diff --git a/posix-configs/rpi/px4_test.config b/posix-configs/rpi/px4_test.config
index dc07b49396..3fa50aa00d 100644
--- a/posix-configs/rpi/px4_test.config
+++ b/posix-configs/rpi/px4_test.config
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@
 
 # navio config for simple testing
 
-if [ -f eeprom/parameters ]
-then
-	param load
-fi
+param select eeprom/parameters
+param import
+
 param set CBRK_SUPPLY_CHK 894281
 param set SYS_AUTOSTART 4001
 param set MAV_TYPE 2