diff --git a/selfdrive/test/process_replay/test_processes.py b/selfdrive/test/process_replay/test_processes.py
index 2eceb5e859..524cb76365 100755
--- a/selfdrive/test/process_replay/test_processes.py
+++ b/selfdrive/test/process_replay/test_processes.py
@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ def test_process(cfg, lr, cmp_log_fn, ignore_fields=None, ignore_msgs=None):
     ignore_fields = []
   if ignore_msgs is None:
     ignore_msgs = []
-  url = BASE_URL + os.path.basename(cmp_log_fn)
-  cmp_log_msgs = list(LogReader(url))
+
+  cmp_log_path = cmp_log_fn if os.path.exists(cmp_log_fn) else BASE_URL + os.path.basename(cmp_log_fn)
+  cmp_log_msgs = list(LogReader(cmp_log_path))
 
   log_msgs = replay_process(cfg, lr)