diff --git a/selfdrive/debug/cycle_alerts.py b/selfdrive/debug/cycle_alerts.py
index ec32306436..11e75a7a8e 100755
--- a/selfdrive/debug/cycle_alerts.py
+++ b/selfdrive/debug/cycle_alerts.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from openpilot.selfdrive.selfdrived.events import ET, Events
 from openpilot.selfdrive.selfdrived.alertmanager import AlertManager
 from openpilot.system.manager.process_config import managed_processes
 
-EventName = car.OnroadEvent.EventName
+EventName = log.OnroadEvent.EventName
 
 def randperc() -> float:
   return 100. * random.random()
diff --git a/selfdrive/monitoring/helpers.py b/selfdrive/monitoring/helpers.py
index 72df724532..88665778a2 100644
--- a/selfdrive/monitoring/helpers.py
+++ b/selfdrive/monitoring/helpers.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from math import atan2
 
-from cereal import car
+from cereal import car, log
 import cereal.messaging as messaging
 from openpilot.selfdrive.selfdrived.events import Events
 from openpilot.common.numpy_fast import interp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from openpilot.common.filter_simple import FirstOrderFilter
 from openpilot.common.stat_live import RunningStatFilter
 from openpilot.common.transformations.camera import DEVICE_CAMERAS
 
-EventName = car.OnroadEvent.EventName
+EventName = log.OnroadEvent.EventName
 
 # ******************************************************************************************
 #  NOTE: To fork maintainers.
diff --git a/selfdrive/monitoring/test_monitoring.py b/selfdrive/monitoring/test_monitoring.py
index 31ae98c638..2a20b20dc1 100644
--- a/selfdrive/monitoring/test_monitoring.py
+++ b/selfdrive/monitoring/test_monitoring.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import numpy as np
 
-from cereal import car, log
+from cereal import log
 from openpilot.common.realtime import DT_DMON
 from openpilot.selfdrive.monitoring.helpers import DriverMonitoring, DRIVER_MONITOR_SETTINGS
 
-EventName = car.OnroadEvent.EventName
+EventName = log.OnroadEvent.EventName
 dm_settings = DRIVER_MONITOR_SETTINGS()
 
 TEST_TIMESPAN = 120  # seconds
diff --git a/selfdrive/test/test_time_to_onroad.py b/selfdrive/test/test_time_to_onroad.py
index d3692eabe2..e68386bb58 100644
--- a/selfdrive/test/test_time_to_onroad.py
+++ b/selfdrive/test/test_time_to_onroad.py
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ import pytest
 import time
 import subprocess
 
-from cereal import car
+from cereal import log
 import cereal.messaging as messaging
 from openpilot.common.basedir import BASEDIR
 from openpilot.common.timeout import Timeout
 from openpilot.selfdrive.test.helpers import set_params_enabled
 
-EventName = car.OnroadEvent.EventName
+EventName = log.OnroadEvent.EventName
 
 
 @pytest.mark.tici