diff --git a/roadscore/prototype/live_health.py b/roadscore/prototype/live_health.py
index 177bb5d8f8..8a8d5ee39b 100644
--- a/roadscore/prototype/live_health.py
+++ b/roadscore/prototype/live_health.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def identity(value):
 
 
 def local_model_placement(metadata, active, loading):
-  return metadata.get("uses_external_gpu") is False and active in (b"0", "0") and loading in (b"0", "0")
+  return metadata.get("uses_external_gpu") is False and (active is False or active in (b"0", "0")) and (loading is False or loading in (b"0", "0"))
 
 
 def evaluate(snapshot, record, now):
diff --git a/roadscore/prototype/test_live_health.py b/roadscore/prototype/test_live_health.py
index f706623a26..e01fbbf0d3 100644
--- a/roadscore/prototype/test_live_health.py
+++ b/roadscore/prototype/test_live_health.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ def authorization():
 class Tests(unittest.TestCase):
  def test_model_placement_requires_actual_runtime_flags(self):
   self.assertTrue(local_model_placement({"uses_external_gpu":False},b"0",b"0"))
+  self.assertTrue(local_model_placement({"uses_external_gpu":False},False,False))
+  self.assertFalse(local_model_placement({"uses_external_gpu":False},None,False))
   for active,loading in ((None,b"0"),(b"1",b"0"),(b"0",None),(b"0",b"1")):
    self.assertFalse(local_model_placement({"uses_external_gpu":False},active,loading))
   self.assertFalse(local_model_placement({},b"0",b"0"))