diff --git a/selfdrive/controls/controlsd.py b/selfdrive/controls/controlsd.py
index 3ede7787a1..7b66bf1a07 100755
--- a/selfdrive/controls/controlsd.py
+++ b/selfdrive/controls/controlsd.py
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ class Controls:
     """Receive data from sockets"""
 
     self.sm.update(20)
+    cloudlog.timestamp('Got carState')
 
     CS = self.sm['carState']
 
diff --git a/tools/latencylogger/plot_timestamps.py b/tools/latencylogger/plot_timestamps.py
index 272226f6eb..80f4dc476b 100755
--- a/tools/latencylogger/plot_timestamps.py
+++ b/tools/latencylogger/plot_timestamps.py
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
   # r = DEMO_ROUTE if args.demo else args.route_or_segment_name.strip()
   # lr = LogReader('08e4c2a99df165b1/00000016--c3a4ca99ec/0', sort_by_time=True)
   lr = LogReader('08e4c2a99df165b1/00000017--e2d24ab118/0', sort_by_time=True)  # polls on carControl
+  lr = LogReader('08e4c2a99df165b1/00000018--cf65e47c24/0', sort_by_time=True)  # polls on carControl, sends it earlier
 
   times, points = plot(lr)