diff --git a/selfdrive/logcatd/logcatd_android.cc b/selfdrive/logcatd/logcatd_android.cc
index fabd299e13..f9e1fdca89 100644
--- a/selfdrive/logcatd/logcatd_android.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/logcatd/logcatd_android.cc
@@ -1,68 +1,57 @@
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <cstdio>
-#include <cstdlib>
-#include <cassert>
-#include <csignal>
-#include <cerrno>
-
 #include <android/log.h>
 #include <log/logger.h>
 #include <log/logprint.h>
 
-#include "common/timing.h"
 #include "common/util.h"
 #include "messaging.hpp"
 
+#define LOG_ID_KERNEL (log_id_t)5
 
 int main() {
   ExitHandler do_exit;
-
-  // setup android logging
-  struct logger_list *logger_list = android_logger_list_alloc(ANDROID_LOG_RDONLY, 0, 0);
-  assert(logger_list);
-  struct logger *main_logger = android_logger_open(logger_list, LOG_ID_MAIN);
-  assert(main_logger);
-  struct logger *radio_logger = android_logger_open(logger_list, LOG_ID_RADIO);
-  assert(radio_logger);
-  struct logger *system_logger = android_logger_open(logger_list, LOG_ID_SYSTEM);
-  assert(system_logger);
-  struct logger *crash_logger = android_logger_open(logger_list, LOG_ID_CRASH);
-  assert(crash_logger);
-  struct logger *kernel_logger = android_logger_open(logger_list, (log_id_t)5); // LOG_ID_KERNEL
-  assert(kernel_logger);
+  log_time last_log_time = {};
 
   PubMaster pm({"androidLog"});
-
   while (!do_exit) {
-    log_msg log_msg;
-    int err = android_logger_list_read(logger_list, &log_msg);
-
-    if (err == -EAGAIN) {
-      util::sleep_for(500);
-      continue;
-    } else if (err <= 0) {
-      break;
+    // setup android logging
+    logger_list *loggers = last_log_time.tv_sec == 0 ?
+                           android_logger_list_alloc(ANDROID_LOG_RDONLY | ANDROID_LOG_NONBLOCK, 0, 0) :
+                           android_logger_list_alloc_time(ANDROID_LOG_RDONLY | ANDROID_LOG_NONBLOCK, last_log_time, 0);
+    assert(loggers);
+
+    const log_id_t log_ids[] = {LOG_ID_MAIN, LOG_ID_RADIO, LOG_ID_SYSTEM, LOG_ID_CRASH, LOG_ID_KERNEL};
+    for (const auto &id : log_ids) {
+      struct logger *log = android_logger_open(loggers, id);
+      assert(log != nullptr);
     }
 
-    AndroidLogEntry entry;
-    err = android_log_processLogBuffer(&log_msg.entry_v1, &entry);
-    if (err < 0) {
-      continue;
+    while (!do_exit) {
+      log_msg log_msg;
+      int err = android_logger_list_read(loggers, &log_msg);
+      if (err <= 0) break;
+
+      AndroidLogEntry entry;
+      err = android_log_processLogBuffer(&log_msg.entry_v1, &entry);
+      if (err == 0) {
+        last_log_time.tv_sec = entry.tv_sec;
+        last_log_time.tv_nsec = entry.tv_nsec;
+
+        MessageBuilder msg;
+        auto androidEntry = msg.initEvent().initAndroidLog();
+        androidEntry.setId(log_msg.id());
+        androidEntry.setTs(entry.tv_sec * 1000000000ULL + entry.tv_nsec);
+        androidEntry.setPriority(entry.priority);
+        androidEntry.setPid(entry.pid);
+        androidEntry.setTid(entry.tid);
+        androidEntry.setTag(entry.tag);
+        androidEntry.setMessage(entry.message);
+
+        pm.send("androidLog", msg);
+      }
     }
 
-    MessageBuilder msg;
-    auto androidEntry = msg.initEvent().initAndroidLog();
-    androidEntry.setId(log_msg.id());
-    androidEntry.setTs(entry.tv_sec * 1000000000ULL + entry.tv_nsec);
-    androidEntry.setPriority(entry.priority);
-    androidEntry.setPid(entry.pid);
-    androidEntry.setTid(entry.tid);
-    androidEntry.setTag(entry.tag);
-    androidEntry.setMessage(entry.message);
-
-    pm.send("androidLog", msg);
+    android_logger_list_free(loggers);
+    util::sleep_for(500);
   }
-
-  android_logger_list_free(logger_list);
   return 0;
 }