diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/ui_state.py b/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/ui_state.py
index abf1949115..afd07d53a4 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/ui_state.py
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/ui_state.py
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ class UIStateSP:
 
     self.onroad_brightness_timer: int = 0
     self.custom_interactive_timeout: int = self.params.get("InteractivityTimeout", return_default=True)
-    self.reset_onroad_sleep_timer()
 
     self.update_params()
+    self.reset_onroad_sleep_timer()
 
   def update(self) -> None:
     if self.sunnylink_enabled: