diff --git a/selfdrive/controls/lib/events.py b/selfdrive/controls/lib/events.py
index 0b6537d1e..931932cc0 100644
--- a/selfdrive/controls/lib/events.py
+++ b/selfdrive/controls/lib/events.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ VisualAlert = car.CarControl.HUDControl.VisualAlert
 AudibleAlert = car.CarControl.HUDControl.AudibleAlert
 EventName = car.CarEvent.EventName
 
-REPLAY = "REPLAY" in os.environ
 
 # Alert priorities
 class Priority(IntEnum):
@@ -218,8 +217,9 @@ def user_soft_disable_alert(alert_text_2: str) -> AlertCallbackType:
 
 def startup_master_alert(CP: car.CarParams, sm: messaging.SubMaster, metric: bool, soft_disable_time: int) -> Alert:
   branch = get_short_branch("")
-  if REPLAY:
+  if "REPLAY" in os.environ:
     branch = "replay"
+
   return StartupAlert("WARNING: This branch is not tested", branch, alert_status=AlertStatus.userPrompt)
 
 def below_engage_speed_alert(CP: car.CarParams, sm: messaging.SubMaster, metric: bool, soft_disable_time: int) -> Alert:
diff --git a/selfdrive/test/process_replay/ref_commit b/selfdrive/test/process_replay/ref_commit
index 57c51c1f1..6c915d8f8 100644
--- a/selfdrive/test/process_replay/ref_commit
+++ b/selfdrive/test/process_replay/ref_commit
@@ -1 +1 @@
-ff965c772bd1bc85dec717d090cee4466033ce73
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+302258d8bdfea779c546f76c191ed451b18062f5
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