diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_l2p.c b/lib/ftl/ftl_l2p.c
index a08519eac..9b778d3fc 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_l2p.c
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_l2p.c
@@ -123,6 +123,12 @@ ftl_l2p_is_halted(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev)
 	return FTL_L2P_OP(is_halted)(dev);
 }
 
+void
+ftl_l2p_resume(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev)
+{
+	return FTL_L2P_OP(resume)(dev);
+}
+
 void
 ftl_l2p_halt(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev)
 {
diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_l2p.h b/lib/ftl/ftl_l2p.h
index 55f03f772..23fa0fa17 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_l2p.h
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_l2p.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ void ftl_l2p_persist(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, ftl_l2p_cb cb, void *cb_ctx);
 void ftl_l2p_process(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev);
 bool ftl_l2p_is_halted(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev);
 void ftl_l2p_halt(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev);
+void ftl_l2p_resume(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev);
 
 void ftl_l2p_update_cache(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, uint64_t lba, ftl_addr new_addr,
 			  ftl_addr old_addr);
diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_l2p_cache.c b/lib/ftl/ftl_l2p_cache.c
index 7f3fe380f..310427100 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_l2p_cache.c
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_l2p_cache.c
@@ -504,7 +504,6 @@ ftl_l2p_cache_init(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev)
 	cache->cache_layout_bdev_desc = reg->bdev_desc;
 	cache->cache_layout_ioch = reg->ioch;
 
-	cache->state = L2P_CACHE_RUNNING;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -959,6 +958,15 @@ ftl_l2p_cache_halt(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev)
 	}
 }
 
+void
+ftl_l2p_cache_resume(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct ftl_l2p_cache *cache = (struct ftl_l2p_cache *)dev->l2p;
+
+	assert(cache->state == L2P_CACHE_INIT);
+	cache->state = L2P_CACHE_RUNNING;
+}
+
 static inline struct ftl_l2p_page *
 get_page(struct ftl_l2p_cache *cache, uint64_t lba)
 {
diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_l2p_cache.h b/lib/ftl/ftl_l2p_cache.h
index acf44b685..c1d189edf 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_l2p_cache.h
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_l2p_cache.h
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@ void ftl_l2p_cache_persist(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, ftl_l2p_cb cb, void *cb_ctx
 void ftl_l2p_cache_process(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev);
 bool ftl_l2p_cache_is_halted(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev);
 void ftl_l2p_cache_halt(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev);
+void ftl_l2p_cache_resume(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev);
 
 #endif /* FTL_L2P_CACHE_H */
diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_l2p_flat.c b/lib/ftl/ftl_l2p_flat.c
index 4f6ca9eef..52b09d38e 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_l2p_flat.c
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_l2p_flat.c
@@ -190,3 +190,8 @@ void
 ftl_l2p_flat_halt(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev)
 {
 }
+
+void
+ftl_l2p_flat_resume(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev)
+{
+}
diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_l2p_flat.h b/lib/ftl/ftl_l2p_flat.h
index eb5a900f5..20732c4e8 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_l2p_flat.h
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_l2p_flat.h
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ void ftl_l2p_flat_persist(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, ftl_l2p_cb cb, void *cb_ctx)
 void ftl_l2p_flat_process(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev);
 bool ftl_l2p_flat_is_halted(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev);
 void ftl_l2p_flat_halt(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev);
+void ftl_l2p_flat_resume(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev);
 
 #endif /* FTL_L2P_FLAT_H */
diff --git a/lib/ftl/mngt/ftl_mngt_misc.c b/lib/ftl/mngt/ftl_mngt_misc.c
index 44edfcfec..a7d47da48 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/mngt/ftl_mngt_misc.c
+++ b/lib/ftl/mngt/ftl_mngt_misc.c
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ ftl_mngt_finalize_startup(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, struct ftl_mngt_process *mng
 	dev->initialized = 1;
 	dev->sb_shm->shm_ready = true;
 
+	ftl_l2p_resume(dev);
 	ftl_reloc_resume(dev->reloc);
 	ftl_writer_resume(&dev->writer_user);
 	ftl_writer_resume(&dev->writer_gc);
diff --git a/lib/ftl/mngt/ftl_mngt_startup.c b/lib/ftl/mngt/ftl_mngt_startup.c
index ff56e129d..0ffd1e00b 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/mngt/ftl_mngt_startup.c
+++ b/lib/ftl/mngt/ftl_mngt_startup.c
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ static const struct ftl_mngt_process_desc desc_first_start = {
 		{
 			.name = "Clear L2P",
 			.action = ftl_mngt_clear_l2p,
-			.cleanup = ftl_mngt_clear_l2p
 		},
 		{
 			.name = "Scrub NV cache",