diff --git a/selfdrive/loggerd/tests/test_encoder.py b/selfdrive/loggerd/tests/test_encoder.py
index 5a91556a04..2b05ce9808 100755
--- a/selfdrive/loggerd/tests/test_encoder.py
+++ b/selfdrive/loggerd/tests/test_encoder.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from common.timeout import Timeout
 from selfdrive.hardware import EON, TICI
 from selfdrive.loggerd.config import ROOT
 from selfdrive.test.helpers import with_processes
+from selfdrive.manager.process_config import managed_processes
 from tools.lib.logreader import LogReader
 
 SEGMENT_LENGTH = 2
@@ -60,12 +61,12 @@ class TestEncoder(unittest.TestCase):
       shutil.rmtree(ROOT)
 
   def _get_latest_segment_path(self):
-    last_route = sorted(Path(ROOT).iterdir(), key=os.path.getmtime)[-1]
+    last_route = sorted(Path(ROOT).iterdir())[-1]
     return os.path.join(ROOT, last_route)
 
   # TODO: this should run faster than real time
   @parameterized.expand([(True, ), (False, )])
-  @with_processes(['camerad', 'sensord', 'loggerd'], init_time=3)
+  @with_processes(['camerad', 'sensord', 'loggerd'], init_time=3, ignore_stopped=['loggerd'])
   def test_log_rotation(self, record_front):
     Params().put("RecordFront", str(int(record_front)))
 
@@ -132,12 +133,14 @@ class TestEncoder(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(min(counts), expected_frames)
       shutil.rmtree(f"{route_prefix_path}--{i}")
 
-    for i in trange(num_segments):
+    for i in trange(num_segments + 1):
       # poll for next segment
       with Timeout(int(SEGMENT_LENGTH*2), error_msg=f"timed out waiting for segment {i}"):
-        while int(self._get_latest_segment_path().rsplit("--", 1)[1]) <= i:
+        while Path(f"{route_prefix_path}--{i}") not in Path(ROOT).iterdir():
           time.sleep(0.1)
 
+    managed_processes['loggerd'].stop()
+
     for i in trange(num_segments):
       check_seg(i)
 
diff --git a/selfdrive/test/helpers.py b/selfdrive/test/helpers.py
index a1719d1700..6a7c1a8378 100644
--- a/selfdrive/test/helpers.py
+++ b/selfdrive/test/helpers.py
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ def phone_only(x):
     return x
 
 
-def with_processes(processes, init_time=0):
+def with_processes(processes, init_time=0, ignore_stopped=None):
+  ignore_stopped = [] if ignore_stopped is None else ignore_stopped
+
   def wrapper(func):
     @wraps(func)
     def wrap(*args, **kwargs):
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ def with_processes(processes, init_time=0):
       try:
         func(*args, **kwargs)
         # assert processes are still started
-        assert all(managed_processes[name].proc.exitcode is None for name in processes)
+        assert all(managed_processes[name].proc.exitcode is None for name in processes if name not in ignore_stopped)
       finally:
         for p in processes:
           managed_processes[p].stop()