diff --git a/selfdrive/selfdrived/selfdrived.py b/selfdrive/selfdrived/selfdrived.py
index f3dabf3791..8529dff4e2 100755
--- a/selfdrive/selfdrived/selfdrived.py
+++ b/selfdrive/selfdrived/selfdrived.py
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ class SelfdriveD:
     # some comma three with NVMe experience NVMe dropouts mid-drive that
     # cause loggerd to crash on write, so ignore it only on that platform
     self.ignored_processes = set()
-    if HARDWARE.get_device_type() == 'tici' and os.path.exists('/dev/nvme0'):
+    nvme_expected = os.path.exists('/dev/nvme0n1') or (not os.path.isfile("/persist/comma/living-in-the-moment"))
+    if HARDWARE.get_device_type() == 'tici' and nvme_expected:
       self.ignored_processes = {'loggerd', }
 
     # Determine startup event