diff --git a/selfdrive/test/process_replay/process_replay.py b/selfdrive/test/process_replay/process_replay.py
index d4f1744d37..ac5e94864c 100755
--- a/selfdrive/test/process_replay/process_replay.py
+++ b/selfdrive/test/process_replay/process_replay.py
@@ -268,6 +268,19 @@ class ProcessContainer:
       self.prefix.clean_dirs()
       self._clean_env()
 
+  def get_output_msgs(self, start_time: int):
+    assert self.rc and self.sockets
+
+    output_msgs = []
+    self.rc.wait_for_recv_called()
+    for socket in self.sockets:
+      ms = messaging.drain_sock(socket)
+      for m in ms:
+        m = m.as_builder()
+        m.logMonoTime = start_time + int(self.cfg.processing_time * 1e9)
+        output_msgs.append(m.as_reader())
+    return output_msgs
+
   def run_step(self, msg: capnp._DynamicStructReader, frs: dict[str, FrameReader] | None) -> list[capnp._DynamicStructReader]:
     assert self.rc and self.pm and self.sockets and self.process.proc
 
@@ -279,18 +292,19 @@ class ProcessContainer:
 
       self.msg_queue.append(msg)
       if end_of_cycle:
-        self.rc.wait_for_recv_called()
-
         # call recv to let sub-sockets reconnect, after we know the process is ready
         if self.cnt == 0:
           for s in self.sockets:
             messaging.recv_one_or_none(s)
 
-        # empty recv on drained pub indicates the end of messages, only do that if there're any
+        # certain processes use drain_sock. need to cause empty recv to break from this loop
         trigger_empty_recv = False
         if self.cfg.main_pub and self.cfg.main_pub_drained:
           trigger_empty_recv = next((True for m in self.msg_queue if m.which() == self.cfg.main_pub), False)
 
+        # get output msgs from previous inputs
+        output_msgs = self.get_output_msgs(msg.logMonoTime)
+
         for m in self.msg_queue:
           self.pm.send(m.which(), m.as_builder())
           # send frames if needed
@@ -304,14 +318,8 @@ class ProcessContainer:
         self.msg_queue = []
 
         self.rc.unlock_sockets()
-        self.rc.wait_for_next_recv(trigger_empty_recv)
-
-        for socket in self.sockets:
-          ms = messaging.drain_sock(socket)
-          for m in ms:
-            m = m.as_builder()
-            m.logMonoTime = msg.logMonoTime + int(self.cfg.processing_time * 1e9)
-            output_msgs.append(m.as_reader())
+        if trigger_empty_recv:
+          self.rc.unlock_sockets()
         self.cnt += 1
     assert self.process.proc.is_alive()
 
@@ -740,6 +748,11 @@ def _replay_multi_process(
             internal_pub_queue.append(m)
             heapq.heappush(internal_pub_index_heap, (m.logMonoTime, len(internal_pub_queue) - 1))
         log_msgs.extend(output_msgs)
+
+    # flush last set of messages from each process
+    for container in containers:
+      last_time = log_msgs[-1].logMonoTime if len(log_msgs) > 0 else int(time.monotonic() * 1e9)
+      log_msgs.extend(container.get_output_msgs(last_time))
   finally:
     for container in containers:
       container.stop()