diff --git a/userspace/files/agnos-tests.service b/userspace/files/agnos-tests.service
index c479333..5b26bf4 100644
--- a/userspace/files/agnos-tests.service
+++ b/userspace/files/agnos-tests.service
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 [Unit]
-After=weston-ready.service
+#After=weston-ready.service
 
 [Service]
-Type=simple
-User=comma
-#Type=oneshot
+#Type=simple
+#User=comma
+Type=oneshot
 Restart=no
 
 # exit if connected to 5V
 ExecStartPre=/bin/bash -c "if [ $(cat /sys/class/hwmon/hwmon1/in1_input) -le 6500 ]; then echo 'Exiting, connected to 5V'; exit 1; fi"
 
-ExecStart=/bin/bash -c "source /etc/profile && /usr/comma/tests/test_weston.py"
-#ExecStart=/bin/bash -c "source /etc/profile && /usr/comma/tests/test_sounds.py"
+#ExecStart=/bin/bash -c "source /etc/profile && /usr/comma/tests/test_weston.py"
+ExecStart=/bin/bash -c "source /etc/profile && /usr/comma/tests/test_sounds.py"
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/userspace/usr/comma/sound/sound_init.sh b/userspace/usr/comma/sound/sound_init.sh
index 6ac2a1e..4a8abf6 100755
--- a/userspace/usr/comma/sound/sound_init.sh
+++ b/userspace/usr/comma/sound/sound_init.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
 insmod /usr/comma/sound/snd-soc-wcd9xxx.ko
 insmod /usr/comma/sound/snd-soc-sdm845.ko
 
+echo "waiting for sound card to come online"
+while [ ! -d /proc/asound/sdm845tavilsndc ] || [ "$(cat /proc/asound/card0/state 2> /dev/null)" != "ONLINE" ] ; do
+  sleep 0.01
+done
+echo "sound card online"
+
 /usr/comma/sound/tinymix set "SEC_MI2S_RX Audio Mixer MultiMedia1" 1
 /usr/comma/sound/tinymix set "MultiMedia1 Mixer TERT_MI2S_TX" 1
 
diff --git a/userspace/usr/comma/tests/test_sounds.py b/userspace/usr/comma/tests/test_sounds.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0c87128
--- /dev/null
+++ b/userspace/usr/comma/tests/test_sounds.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import os
+import time
+import subprocess
+
+good = """
+Starting Sound...
+[INFO] Bringing adsp out of reset
+subsys4
+waiting for sound card to come online
+sound card online
+sound.service: Succeeded.
+Finished Sound.
+""".strip()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+  time.sleep(3)
+  log = subprocess.check_output("journalctl -o cat -u sound", shell=True, encoding='utf8').strip()
+  passed = log == good
+  with open('/data/tmp/sound_log', 'a') as f:
+    f.write(f"{passed}\n")
+
+  os.system("journalctl -u sound.service -o short-monotonic >> /data/tmp/sound_service_log")
+  os.system("sudo su -c 'tail /data/tmp/sound_log > /dev/console'")
+  os.system("sudo su -c 'wc -l /data/tmp/sound_log > /dev/console'")
+  os.sync()
+
+  if passed:
+    time.sleep(2)
+    os.system("sudo reboot")