diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/settings.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/settings.cc
index 4b3005467a..e3f3b36ff9 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/settings.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/settings.cc
@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@ DevicePanel::DevicePanel(SettingsWindow *parent) : ListWidget(parent) {
   });
   addItem(translateBtn);
 
-  QObject::connect(uiState(), &UIState::primeChanged, [this] (bool prime) {
-    pair_device->setVisible(!prime);
+  QObject::connect(uiState(), &UIState::primeTypeChanged, [this] (PrimeType type) {
+    pair_device->setVisible(type == PrimeType::UNPAIRED);
   });
   QObject::connect(uiState(), &UIState::offroadTransition, [=](bool offroad) {
     for (auto btn : findChildren<ButtonControl *>()) {
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ void DevicePanel::poweroff() {
 }
 
 void DevicePanel::showEvent(QShowEvent *event) {
-  pair_device->setVisible(!uiState()->primeType());
+  pair_device->setVisible(uiState()->primeType() == PrimeType::UNPAIRED);
   ListWidget::showEvent(event);
 }
 
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/widgets/prime.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/widgets/prime.cc
index 324d6cf6ae..2621612f67 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/widgets/prime.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/widgets/prime.cc
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ SetupWidget::SetupWidget(QWidget* parent) : QFrame(parent) {
 
   mainLayout->addWidget(content);
 
-  primeUser->setVisible(uiState()->primeType());
+  primeUser->setVisible(uiState()->hasPrime());
   mainLayout->setCurrentIndex(1);
 
   setStyleSheet(R"(
@@ -269,15 +269,16 @@ void SetupWidget::replyFinished(const QString &response, bool success) {
   }
 
   QJsonObject json = doc.object();
+  bool is_paired = json["is_paired"].toBool();
   PrimeType prime_type = static_cast<PrimeType>(json["prime_type"].toInt());
-  uiState()->setPrimeType(prime_type);
+  uiState()->setPrimeType(is_paired ? prime_type : PrimeType::UNPAIRED);
 
-  if (!json["is_paired"].toBool()) {
+  if (!is_paired) {
     mainLayout->setCurrentIndex(0);
   } else {
     popup->reject();
 
-    primeUser->setVisible(prime_type);
+    primeUser->setVisible(uiState()->hasPrime());
     mainLayout->setCurrentIndex(1);
   }
 }
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/ui.h b/selfdrive/ui/ui.h
index 0a939253b1..f5028a280f 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/ui.h
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/ui.h
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ typedef enum UIStatus {
 } UIStatus;
 
 enum PrimeType {
-  UNKNOWN = -1,
+  UNKNOWN = -2,
+  UNPAIRED = -1,
   NONE = 0,
   MAGENTA = 1,
   LITE = 2,
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ public:
 
   void setPrimeType(PrimeType type);
   inline PrimeType primeType() const { return prime_type; }
-  inline bool hasPrime() const { return prime_type != PrimeType::UNKNOWN && prime_type != PrimeType::NONE; }
+  inline bool hasPrime() const { return prime_type > PrimeType::NONE; }
 
   int fb_w = 0, fb_h = 0;