diff --git a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
index 6bb0beb0fc..e6b5950cbb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
@@ -266,9 +266,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build openpilot
       run: ${{ env.RUN }} "scons -j$(nproc)"
     - name: Test car models
-      timeout-minutes: 20
+      timeout-minutes: 2
       run: |
-        ${{ env.RUN }} "$PYTEST selfdrive/car/tests/test_models.py && \
+        ${{ env.RUN }} "FILEREADER_CACHE=1 MAX_EXAMPLES=1 $PYTEST selfdrive/car/tests/test_models.py && \
                         chmod -R 777 /tmp/comma_download_cache"
       env:
         NUM_JOBS: 4
diff --git a/selfdrive/car/tests/test_models.py b/selfdrive/car/tests/test_models.py
index fc224c8860..b50955b2a9 100644
--- a/selfdrive/car/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/selfdrive/car/tests/test_models.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import pytest
 import random
 import unittest # noqa: TID251
 from collections import defaultdict, Counter
+from functools import partial
 import hypothesis.strategies as st
 from hypothesis import Phase, given, settings
 from parameterized import parameterized_class
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@ from openpilot.selfdrive.selfdrived.selfdrived import SelfdriveD
 from openpilot.selfdrive.pandad import can_capnp_to_list
 from openpilot.selfdrive.test.helpers import read_segment_list
 from openpilot.system.hardware.hw import DEFAULT_DOWNLOAD_CACHE_ROOT
-from openpilot.tools.lib.logreader import LogReader, LogsUnavailable
+from openpilot.tools.lib.logreader import LogReader, LogsUnavailable, openpilotci_source_zst, openpilotci_source, internal_source, \
+                                          internal_source_zst, comma_api_source, auto_source
 from openpilot.tools.lib.route import SegmentName
 
 from panda.tests.libpanda import libpanda_py
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ NUM_JOBS = int(os.environ.get("NUM_JOBS", "1"))
 JOB_ID = int(os.environ.get("JOB_ID", "0"))
 INTERNAL_SEG_LIST = os.environ.get("INTERNAL_SEG_LIST", "")
 INTERNAL_SEG_CNT = int(os.environ.get("INTERNAL_SEG_CNT", "0"))
-MAX_EXAMPLES = int(os.environ.get("MAX_EXAMPLES", "200"))
+MAX_EXAMPLES = int(os.environ.get("MAX_EXAMPLES", "300"))
 CI = os.environ.get("CI", None) is not None
 
 
@@ -126,7 +128,9 @@ class TestCarModelBase(unittest.TestCase):
       segment_range = f"{cls.test_route.route}/{seg}"
 
       try:
-        lr = LogReader(segment_range)
+        source = partial(auto_source, sources=[internal_source, internal_source_zst] if len(INTERNAL_SEG_LIST) else \
+                                              [openpilotci_source_zst, openpilotci_source, comma_api_source])
+        lr = LogReader(segment_range, source=source)
         return cls.get_testing_data_from_logreader(lr)
       except (LogsUnavailable, AssertionError):
         pass