diff --git a/selfdrive/selfdrived/selfdrived.py b/selfdrive/selfdrived/selfdrived.py
index 0f6fd84ba..8271d9d78 100755
--- a/selfdrive/selfdrived/selfdrived.py
+++ b/selfdrive/selfdrived/selfdrived.py
@@ -471,6 +471,8 @@ class SelfdriveD(GapButtonActions):
     if (has_not_alive or has_not_freq) and no_system_errors:
       if has_not_alive:
         pass#self.events.add(EventName.commIssue)
+      elif not self.sm.all_freq_ok():
+        pass#self.events.add(EventName.commIssueAvgFreq)
       else:
         pass#self.events.add(EventName.commIssueAvgFreq)