diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/onroad.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/onroad.cc
index 4c58e104ba..0c126304de 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/onroad.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/onroad.cc
@@ -309,6 +309,9 @@ void AnnotatedCameraWidget::updateState(const UIState &s) {
   setProperty("hideBottomIcons", (cs.getAlertSize() != cereal::ControlsState::AlertSize::NONE));
   setProperty("status", s.status);
 
+  // update engageability/experimental mode button
+  experimental_btn->updateState(s);
+
   // update DM icon
   auto dm_state = sm["driverMonitoringState"].getDriverMonitoringState();
   setProperty("dmActive", dm_state.getIsActiveMode());
@@ -316,9 +319,6 @@ void AnnotatedCameraWidget::updateState(const UIState &s) {
   // DM icon transition
   dm_fade_state = std::clamp(dm_fade_state+0.2*(0.5-dmActive), 0.0, 1.0);
 
-  // update engageability/experimental mode button
-  experimental_btn->updateState(s);
-
   // hide map settings button for alerts and flip for right hand DM
   if (map_settings_btn->isEnabled()) {
     map_settings_btn->setVisible(!hideBottomIcons);