diff --git a/tools/cabana/cabana.cc b/tools/cabana/cabana.cc
index 88b175663f..1096487973 100644
--- a/tools/cabana/cabana.cc
+++ b/tools/cabana/cabana.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   cmd_parser.addHelpOption();
   cmd_parser.addPositionalArgument("route", "the drive to replay. find your drives at connect.comma.ai");
   cmd_parser.addOption({"demo", "use a demo route instead of providing your own"});
+  cmd_parser.addOption({"qcam", "load qcamera"});
   cmd_parser.addOption({"data_dir", "local directory with routes", "data_dir"});
   cmd_parser.process(app);
   const QStringList args = cmd_parser.positionalArguments();
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
   const QString route = args.empty() ? DEMO_ROUTE : args.first();
   CANMessages p(&app);
-  if (!p.loadRoute(route, cmd_parser.value("data_dir"), true)) {
+  if (!p.loadRoute(route, cmd_parser.value("data_dir"), cmd_parser.isSet("qcam"))) {
     return 0;
   }
   MainWindow w;