diff --git a/selfdrive/boardd/boardd.cc b/selfdrive/boardd/boardd.cc
index 31bd095bf8..01b6579ce3 100644
--- a/selfdrive/boardd/boardd.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/boardd/boardd.cc
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@ bool safety_setter_thread(std::vector<Panda *> pandas) {
     return false;
   }
 
+  // set to ELM327 for fingerprinting
+  for (int i = 0; i < pandas.size(); i++) {
+    const uint16_t safety_param = (i > 0) ? 1U : 0U;
+    pandas[i]->set_safety_model(cereal::CarParams::SafetyModel::ELM327, safety_param);
+  }
+
   // openpilot can switch between multiplexing modes for different FW queries,
   // set to ELM327 and wait for FW query to finish
   while (true) {