diff --git a/selfdrive/selfdrived/selfdrived.py b/selfdrive/selfdrived/selfdrived.py
index 0aeff3a116..d24939884d 100755
--- a/selfdrive/selfdrived/selfdrived.py
+++ b/selfdrive/selfdrived/selfdrived.py
@@ -255,11 +255,12 @@ class SelfdriveD:
     num_events = len(self.events)
 
     not_running = {p.name for p in self.sm['managerState'].processes if not p.running and p.shouldBeRunning}
-    if self.sm.recv_frame['managerState'] and (not_running - IGNORE_PROCESSES):
-      self.events.add(EventName.processNotRunning)
+    if self.sm.recv_frame['managerState'] and len(not_running):
       if not_running != self.not_running_prev:
         cloudlog.event("process_not_running", not_running=not_running, error=True)
       self.not_running_prev = not_running
+    if self.sm.recv_frame['managerState'] and (not_running - IGNORE_PROCESSES):
+      self.events.add(EventName.processNotRunning)
     else:
       if not SIMULATION and not self.rk.lagging:
         if not self.sm.all_alive(self.camera_packets):