diff --git a/selfdrive/selfdrived/selfdrived.py b/selfdrive/selfdrived/selfdrived.py
index 110b0b722ec542..dc5e1b711d3e64 100755
--- a/selfdrive/selfdrived/selfdrived.py
+++ b/selfdrive/selfdrived/selfdrived.py
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ def __init__(self, CP=None):
     self.car_state_sock = messaging.sub_sock('carState', timeout=20)
 
     ignore = self.sensor_packets + self.gps_packets + ['alertDebug', 'lateralManeuverPlan']
-    if SIMULATION:
+    if self.CP.notCar:
+      ignore += ['driverMonitoringState']
+    elif SIMULATION:
       ignore += ['driverCameraState', 'managerState']
     if REPLAY:
       # no vipc in replay will make them ignored anyways
diff --git a/system/manager/process_config.py b/system/manager/process_config.py
index 7e96b7776a4f5f..770c4b407fdae7 100644
--- a/system/manager/process_config.py
+++ b/system/manager/process_config.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def and_(*fns):
   PythonProcess("timed", "system.timed", always_run, enabled=not PC),
 
   PythonProcess("modeld", "selfdrive.modeld.modeld", only_onroad),
-  PythonProcess("dmonitoringmodeld", "selfdrive.modeld.dmonitoringmodeld", driverview, enabled=(WEBCAM or not PC)),
+  PythonProcess("dmonitoringmodeld", "selfdrive.modeld.dmonitoringmodeld", and_(driverview, iscar), enabled=(WEBCAM or not PC)),
 
   PythonProcess("sensord", "system.sensord.sensord", only_onroad, enabled=not PC),
   PythonProcess("ui", "selfdrive.ui.ui", always_run, restart_if_crash=True),
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def and_(*fns):
   PythonProcess("selfdrived", "selfdrive.selfdrived.selfdrived", only_onroad),
   PythonProcess("card", "selfdrive.car.card", only_onroad),
   PythonProcess("deleter", "system.loggerd.deleter", always_run),
-  PythonProcess("dmonitoringd", "selfdrive.monitoring.dmonitoringd", driverview, enabled=(WEBCAM or not PC)),
+  PythonProcess("dmonitoringd", "selfdrive.monitoring.dmonitoringd", and_(driverview, iscar), enabled=(WEBCAM or not PC)),
   PythonProcess("qcomgpsd", "system.qcomgpsd.qcomgpsd", qcomgps, enabled=TICI),
   PythonProcess("pandad", "selfdrive.pandad.pandad", always_run),
   PythonProcess("paramsd", "selfdrive.locationd.paramsd", only_onroad),