diff --git a/selfdrive/debug/filter_log_message.py b/selfdrive/debug/filter_log_message.py
index 118a980ee3..795cb1892a 100755
--- a/selfdrive/debug/filter_log_message.py
+++ b/selfdrive/debug/filter_log_message.py
@@ -35,7 +35,12 @@ def print_logmessage(t, msg, min_level):
 
 def print_androidlog(t, msg):
   source = ANDROID_LOG_SOURCE[msg.id]
-  print(f"[{t / 1e9:.6f}] {source} {msg.pid} {msg.tag} - {msg.message}")
+  try:
+    m = json.loads(msg.message)['MESSAGE']
+  except Exception:
+    m = msg.message
+
+  print(f"[{t / 1e9:.6f}] {source} {msg.pid} {msg.tag} - {m}")
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
@@ -49,7 +54,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
   logs = None
   if len(args.route):
     r = Route(args.route[0])
-    logs = r.qlog_paths()
+    logs = [q if r is None else r for (q, r) in zip(r.qlog_paths(), r.log_paths())]
 
   if len(args.route) == 2 and logs:
     n = int(args.route[1])