diff --git a/selfdrive/athena/manage_athenad.py b/selfdrive/athena/manage_athenad.py
index 49120d972f..cd8bc58203 100755
--- a/selfdrive/athena/manage_athenad.py
+++ b/selfdrive/athena/manage_athenad.py
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ ATHENA_MGR_PID_PARAM = "AthenadPid"
 def main():
   params = Params()
   dongle_id = params.get("DongleId").decode('utf-8')
-  cloudlog.bind_global(dongle_id=dongle_id, version=version, dirty=dirty, is_eon=True)
+  cloudlog.bind_global(dongle_id=dongle_id, version=version, dirty=dirty)
   crash.bind_user(id=dongle_id)
-  crash.bind_extra(version=version, dirty=dirty, is_eon=True)
+  crash.bind_extra(version=version, dirty=dirty)
   crash.install()
 
   try:
diff --git a/selfdrive/common/swaglog.cc b/selfdrive/common/swaglog.cc
index c6bf5fa2c6..d1f15fda74 100644
--- a/selfdrive/common/swaglog.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/common/swaglog.cc
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "json11.hpp"
 
 #include "common/timing.h"
+#include "common/util.h"
 #include "common/version.h"
 
 #include "swaglog.h"
@@ -58,6 +59,15 @@ static void cloudlog_init() {
   cloudlog_bind_locked("version", COMMA_VERSION);
   s.ctx_j["dirty"] = !getenv("CLEAN");
 
+  // device type
+  if (util::file_exists("/EON")) {
+    cloudlog_bind_locked("device", "eon");
+  } else if (util::file_exists("/TICI")) {
+    cloudlog_bind_locked("device", "tici");
+  } else {
+    cloudlog_bind_locked("device", "pc");
+  }
+
   s.inited = true;
 }
 
diff --git a/selfdrive/hardware/base.py b/selfdrive/hardware/base.py
index 75b1f4d9cd..f6ddc1aeb5 100644
--- a/selfdrive/hardware/base.py
+++ b/selfdrive/hardware/base.py
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ class HardwareBase:
   def get_os_version(self):
     pass
 
+  @abstractmethod
+  def get_device_type(self):
+    pass
+
   @abstractmethod
   def get_sound_card_online(self):
     pass
diff --git a/selfdrive/hardware/eon/hardware.py b/selfdrive/hardware/eon/hardware.py
index 66d3da29c3..96be2116a0 100644
--- a/selfdrive/hardware/eon/hardware.py
+++ b/selfdrive/hardware/eon/hardware.py
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ class Android(HardwareBase):
     with open("/VERSION") as f:
       return f.read().strip()
 
+  def get_device_type(self):
+    return "eon"
+
   def get_sound_card_online(self):
     return (os.path.isfile('/proc/asound/card0/state') and
             open('/proc/asound/card0/state').read().strip() == 'ONLINE')
diff --git a/selfdrive/hardware/pc/hardware.py b/selfdrive/hardware/pc/hardware.py
index 2345c72279..2dc1d06254 100644
--- a/selfdrive/hardware/pc/hardware.py
+++ b/selfdrive/hardware/pc/hardware.py
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ class Pc(HardwareBase):
   def get_os_version(self):
     return None
 
+  def get_device_type(self):
+    return "pc"
+
   def get_sound_card_online(self):
     return True
 
diff --git a/selfdrive/hardware/tici/hardware.py b/selfdrive/hardware/tici/hardware.py
index 07a075c892..0dc2e18760 100644
--- a/selfdrive/hardware/tici/hardware.py
+++ b/selfdrive/hardware/tici/hardware.py
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ class Tici(HardwareBase):
     with open("/VERSION") as f:
       return f.read().strip()
 
+  def get_device_type(self):
+    return "tici"
+
   def get_sound_card_online(self):
     return os.system("pulseaudio --check") == 0
 
diff --git a/selfdrive/manager.py b/selfdrive/manager.py
index fafe817797..ab8ed37287 100755
--- a/selfdrive/manager.py
+++ b/selfdrive/manager.py
@@ -418,9 +418,10 @@ def manager_init():
   if not dirty:
     os.environ['CLEAN'] = '1'
 
-  cloudlog.bind_global(dongle_id=dongle_id, version=version, dirty=dirty, is_eon=True)
+  cloudlog.bind_global(dongle_id=dongle_id, version=version, dirty=dirty,
+                       device=HARDWARE.get_device_type())
   crash.bind_user(id=dongle_id)
-  crash.bind_extra(version=version, dirty=dirty, is_eon=True)
+  crash.bind_extra(version=version, dirty=dirty, device=HARDWARE.get_device_type())
 
   # ensure shared libraries are readable by apks
   if EON: