diff --git a/tests/safety/common.py b/tests/safety/common.py
index 1f4c7f656..01f8dc25f 100644
--- a/tests/safety/common.py
+++ b/tests/safety/common.py
@@ -920,16 +920,38 @@ class PandaCarSafetyTest(PandaSafetyTest):
     # protection logic: both tx_hook and fwd_hook are expected to return failure
     if self.RELAY_MALFUNCTION_ADDRS is not None:
       print(self.__class__.__name__)
-      for relay_malfunction_bus, relay_malfunction_addrs in self.RELAY_MALFUNCTION_ADDRS.items():
-        for relay_malfunction_addr in relay_malfunction_addrs:
-          self.assertFalse(self.safety.get_relay_malfunction())
-          self._rx(make_msg(relay_malfunction_bus, relay_malfunction_addr, 8))
-          self.assertTrue(self.safety.get_relay_malfunction())
-          for bus in range(3):
-            for addr in self.SCANNED_ADDRS:
-              self.assertEqual(-1, self._tx(make_msg(bus, addr, 8)))
-              self.assertEqual(-1, self.safety.safety_fwd_hook(bus, addr))
+      # for relay_malfunction_bus, relay_malfunction_addrs in self.RELAY_MALFUNCTION_ADDRS.items():
+      #   for relay_malfunction_addr in relay_malfunction_addrs:
+      self.assertFalse(self.safety.get_relay_malfunction())
+
+
+      # self._rx(make_msg(relay_malfunction_bus, relay_malfunction_addr, 8))
+      # self.assertTrue(self.safety.get_relay_malfunction())
+      should_relay_malfunction = False
+      for bus in range(3):
+        for addr in self.SCANNED_ADDRS:
+          print(bus, addr)
+          self._rx(make_msg(bus, addr, 8))
+          # if addr in self.RELAY_MALFUNCTION_ADDRS.get(bus, ()):
+          #   should_relay_malfunction = True
+          should_relay_malfunction = addr in self.RELAY_MALFUNCTION_ADDRS.get(bus, ())
+          # should_relay_malfunction = bus == relay_malfunction_bus and addr == relay_malfunction_addr
+          self.assertEqual(should_relay_malfunction, self.safety.get_relay_malfunction(), (bus, addr))
           self.safety.set_relay_malfunction(False)
+          # if should_relay_malfunction:
+          #   self.assertEqual(-1, self._tx(make_msg(bus, addr, 8)))
+          #   self.assertEqual(-1, self.safety.safety_fwd_hook(bus, addr))
+
+
+          # self._rx(make_msg(relay_malfunction_bus, relay_malfunction_addr, 8))
+          # self.assertTrue(self.safety.get_relay_malfunction())
+          # for bus in range(3):
+          #   for addr in self.SCANNED_ADDRS:
+          #     self.assertEqual(-1, self._tx(make_msg(bus, addr, 8)))
+          #     self.assertEqual(-1, self.safety.safety_fwd_hook(bus, addr))
+
+
+      self.safety.set_relay_malfunction(False)
 
     # self.assertFalse(self.safety.get_relay_malfunction())
     # self._rx(make_msg(self.RELAY_MALFUNCTION_BUS, self.RELAY_MALFUNCTION_ADDR, 8))