diff --git a/apk/ai.comma.plus.offroad.apk b/apk/ai.comma.plus.offroad.apk
index 628289125..abcadfb57 100644
Binary files a/apk/ai.comma.plus.offroad.apk and b/apk/ai.comma.plus.offroad.apk differ
diff --git a/common/params.py b/common/params.py
index 44bba6763..8a4bbf202 100755
--- a/common/params.py
+++ b/common/params.py
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ keys = {
   "DragonUIDevMini": [TxType.PERSISTENT],
   "DragonBootTomTom": [TxType.PERSISTENT],
   "DragonBootAutonavi": [TxType.PERSISTENT],
+  "DragonSteeringMonitorTimer": [TxType.PERSISTENT],
 }
 
 
diff --git a/selfdrive/controls/lib/driver_monitor.py b/selfdrive/controls/lib/driver_monitor.py
index c175adea6..635714101 100644
--- a/selfdrive/controls/lib/driver_monitor.py
+++ b/selfdrive/controls/lib/driver_monitor.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ from selfdrive.controls.lib.drive_helpers import create_event, EventTypes as ET
 from common.filter_simple import FirstOrderFilter
 from common.params import Params
 params = Params()
-
-_AWARENESS_TIME = 90.        # 1.5 minutes limit without user touching steering wheels make the car enter a terminal status
+_Timer = int(params.get("DragonSteeringMonitorTimer")) * 60
+_AWARENESS_TIME = _Timer if _Timer > 0 else 86400
 _AWARENESS_PRE_TIME_TILL_TERMINAL = 20.    # a first alert is issued 20s before expiration
 _AWARENESS_PROMPT_TIME_TILL_TERMINAL = 5.  # a second alert is issued 5s before start decelerating the car
 _DISTRACTED_TIME = 10.
diff --git a/selfdrive/dragonpilot/dragonconf/__init__.py b/selfdrive/dragonpilot/dragonconf/__init__.py
index 7756743db..a0d6edd31 100644
--- a/selfdrive/dragonpilot/dragonconf/__init__.py
+++ b/selfdrive/dragonpilot/dragonconf/__init__.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ default_conf = {
   'DragonUIDevMini': '1',
   'DragonBootTomTom': '0',
   'DragonBootAutonavi': '0',
+  'DragonSteeringMonitorTimer': '3',
 }
 
 deprecated_conf = {