diff --git a/selfdrive/dragonpilot/dpdmonitoringd.py b/selfdrive/dragonpilot/dpdmonitoringd.py
index 4851e0baa..aad4e1245 100755
--- a/selfdrive/dragonpilot/dpdmonitoringd.py
+++ b/selfdrive/dragonpilot/dpdmonitoringd.py
@@ -5,10 +5,13 @@ import time
 import cereal.messaging as messaging
 from openpilot.common.realtime import set_realtime_priority, DT_DMON
 from openpilot.common.params import Params
+from openpilot.selfdrive.controls.lib.events import Events
 
 
 def dmonitoringd_thread(sm=None, pm=None):
-  Params().put_bool("DmModelInitialized", True);
+  params = Params()
+  params.put_bool("DmModelInitialized", True)
+  is_rhd_detected = params.get_bool("IsRhdDetected")
   gc.disable()
   set_realtime_priority(2)
 
@@ -17,18 +20,20 @@ def dmonitoringd_thread(sm=None, pm=None):
 
   # 10Hz <- dmonitoringmodeld
   while True:
-    dat = messaging.new_message('driverStateV2')
+    dat = messaging.new_message('driverStateV2', valid=True)
     dat.driverStateV2.leftDriverData.faceOrientation = [0., 0., 0.]
     dat.driverStateV2.leftDriverData.faceProb = 1.0
     dat.driverStateV2.rightDriverData.faceOrientation = [0., 0., 0.]
     dat.driverStateV2.rightDriverData.faceProb = 1.0
     pm.send('driverStateV2', dat)
 
-    dat = messaging.new_message('driverMonitoringState')
+    dat = messaging.new_message('driverMonitoringState', valid=True)
     dat.driverMonitoringState = {
+      "events": Events().to_msg(),
       "faceDetected": True,
       "isDistracted": False,
       "awarenessStatus": 1.,
+      "isRHD": is_rhd_detected,
     }
     pm.send('driverMonitoringState', dat)
     time.sleep(DT_DMON)