diff --git a/selfdrive/controls/lib/planner.py b/selfdrive/controls/lib/planner.py
index 89ca649504..33cb4f56f0 100755
--- a/selfdrive/controls/lib/planner.py
+++ b/selfdrive/controls/lib/planner.py
@@ -449,9 +449,9 @@ class Planner(object):
     if self.model_dead:
       events.append(create_event('modelCommIssue', [ET.NO_ENTRY, ET.IMMEDIATE_DISABLE]))
     if self.radar_dead or 'commIssue' in self.radar_errors:
-      events.append(create_event('radarCommIssue', [ET.NO_ENTRY, ET.IMMEDIATE_DISABLE]))
+      events.append(create_event('radarCommIssue', [ET.NO_ENTRY, ET.SOFT_DISABLE]))
     if 'fault' in self.radar_errors:
-      events.append(create_event('radarFault', [ET.NO_ENTRY, ET.IMMEDIATE_DISABLE]))
+      events.append(create_event('radarFault', [ET.NO_ENTRY, ET.SOFT_DISABLE]))
     if LaC.mpc_solution[0].cost > 10000. or LaC.mpc_nans:   # TODO: find a better way to detect when MPC did not converge
       events.append(create_event('plannerError', [ET.NO_ENTRY, ET.IMMEDIATE_DISABLE]))