diff --git a/openpilot/selfdrive/selfdrived/events.py b/openpilot/selfdrive/selfdrived/events.py
index 76ffea1111..c5b2a87089 100755
--- a/openpilot/selfdrive/selfdrived/events.py
+++ b/openpilot/selfdrive/selfdrived/events.py
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ EVENTS: dict[int, dict[str, Alert | AlertCallbackType]] = {
 
   EventName.bigModelLoading: {
     ET.NO_ENTRY: NoEntryAlert("Big Model Loading"),
+    ET.PERMANENT: NormalPermanentAlert("Big Model Loading"),
   },
 
   EventName.bigModelReady: {