diff --git a/selfdrive/manager/manager.py b/selfdrive/manager/manager.py
index ac80187abd..b9faec3f43 100755
--- a/selfdrive/manager/manager.py
+++ b/selfdrive/manager/manager.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from selfdrive.manager.process_config import managed_processes
 from selfdrive.athena.registration import register
 from selfdrive.swaglog import cloudlog, add_file_handler
 from selfdrive.version import dirty, get_git_commit, version, origin, branch, commit, \
-                              terms_version, training_version, \
+                              terms_version, training_version, comma_remote, \
                               get_git_branch, get_git_remote
 
 def manager_init():
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def manager_init():
   cloudlog.bind_global(dongle_id=dongle_id, version=version, dirty=dirty,
                        device=HARDWARE.get_device_type())
 
-  if not (os.getenv("NOLOG") or os.getenv("NOCRASH") or PC):
+  if comma_remote and not (os.getenv("NOLOG") or os.getenv("NOCRASH") or PC):
     crash.init()
   crash.bind_user(id=dongle_id)
   crash.bind_extra(dirty=dirty, origin=origin, branch=branch, commit=commit,