diff --git a/selfdrive/version.py b/selfdrive/version.py
index 8166c662f4..bc8cce73d0 100644
--- a/selfdrive/version.py
+++ b/selfdrive/version.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import subprocess
+from selfdrive.swaglog import cloudlog
+
 with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "common", "version.h")) as _versionf:
   version = _versionf.read().split('"')[1]
 
@@ -12,9 +14,18 @@ try:
       branch = subprocess.check_output(["git", "rev-parse", "--abbrev-ref", "HEAD"]).rstrip()
       branch = 'origin/' + branch
       dirty = subprocess.call(["git", "diff-index", "--quiet", branch, "--"]) != 0
+      if dirty:
+        dirty_files = subprocess.check_output(["git", "diff-index", "--name-only", branch, "--"])
+        commit = subprocess.check_output(["git", "rev-parse", "--verify", "HEAD"]).rstrip()
+        origin_commit = subprocess.check_output(["git", "rev-parse", "--verify", branch]).rstrip()
+        cloudlog.event("dirty comma branch", vesion=version, dirty=dirty, origin=origin, branch=branch, dirty_files=dirty_files, commit=commit, origin_commit=origin_commit)
   else:
     dirty = True
 except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+  try:
+    cloudlog.exception("git subprocess failed while finding version")
+  except:
+    pass
   dirty = True
 
 # put this here