diff --git a/selfdrive/sentry.py b/selfdrive/sentry.py
index 02d9d17550..b8bc8eff12 100644
--- a/selfdrive/sentry.py
+++ b/selfdrive/sentry.py
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ def set_tag(key: str, value: str) -> None:
   sentry_sdk.set_tag(key, value)
 
 
-def init(project: SentryProject) -> None:
+def init(project: SentryProject) -> bool:
   # forks like to mess with this, so double check
   comma_remote = is_comma_remote() and "commaai" in get_origin(default="")
   if not comma_remote or not is_registered_device() or PC:
-    return
+    return False
 
   env = "release" if is_tested_branch() else "master"
   dongle_id = Params().get("DongleId", encoding='utf-8')
@@ -73,3 +73,5 @@ def init(project: SentryProject) -> None:
 
   if project == SentryProject.SELFDRIVE:
     sentry_sdk.Hub.current.start_session()
+
+  return True
diff --git a/selfdrive/tombstoned.py b/selfdrive/tombstoned.py
index a1479003ee..3f2fb28d23 100755
--- a/selfdrive/tombstoned.py
+++ b/selfdrive/tombstoned.py
@@ -46,19 +46,16 @@ def get_apport_stacktrace(fn):
 
 
 def get_tombstones():
-  """Returns list of (filename, ctime) for all tombstones in /data/tombstones
-  and apport crashlogs in /var/crash"""
+  """Returns list of (filename, ctime) for all crashlogs"""
   files = []
-  for folder in [TOMBSTONE_DIR, APPORT_DIR]:
-    if os.path.exists(folder):
-      with os.scandir(folder) as d:
-
-        # Loop over first 1000 directory entries
-        for _, f in zip(range(1000), d, strict=False):
-          if f.name.startswith("tombstone"):
-            files.append((f.path, int(f.stat().st_ctime)))
-          elif f.name.endswith(".crash") and f.stat().st_mode == 0o100640:
-            files.append((f.path, int(f.stat().st_ctime)))
+  if os.path.exists(APPORT_DIR):
+    with os.scandir(APPORT_DIR) as d:
+      # Loop over first 1000 directory entries
+      for _, f in zip(range(1000), d, strict=False):
+        if f.name.startswith("tombstone"):
+          files.append((f.path, int(f.stat().st_ctime)))
+        elif f.name.endswith(".crash") and f.stat().st_mode == 0o100640:
+          files.append((f.path, int(f.stat().st_ctime)))
   return files
 
 
@@ -143,7 +140,7 @@ def report_tombstone_apport(fn):
 
 
 def main() -> NoReturn:
-  sentry.init(sentry.SentryProject.SELFDRIVE_NATIVE)
+  should_report = sentry.init(sentry.SentryProject.SELFDRIVE_NATIVE)
 
   # Clear apport folder on start, otherwise duplicate crashes won't register
   clear_apport_folder()
@@ -153,6 +150,14 @@ def main() -> NoReturn:
     now_tombstones = set(get_tombstones())
 
     for fn, _ in (now_tombstones - initial_tombstones):
+      # clear logs if we're not interested in them
+      if not should_report:
+        try:
+          os.remove(fn)
+        except Exception:
+          pass
+        continue
+
       try:
         cloudlog.info(f"reporting new tombstone {fn}")
         if fn.endswith(".crash"):