diff --git a/opendbc/safety/tests/safety_replay/helpers.py b/opendbc/safety/tests/safety_replay/helpers.py
index f116f90a75..1829a8a46a 100644
--- a/opendbc/safety/tests/safety_replay/helpers.py
+++ b/opendbc/safety/tests/safety_replay/helpers.py
@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ def get_steer_value(mode, param, to_send):
 def package_can_msg(msg):
   return libsafety_py.make_CANPacket(msg.address, msg.src % 4, msg.dat)
 
-def init_segment(safety, lr, mode, param):
-  sendcan = (msg for msg in lr if msg.which() == 'sendcan')
+def init_segment(safety, msgs, mode, param):
+  sendcan = (msg for msg in msgs if msg.which() == 'sendcan')
   steering_msgs = (can for msg in sendcan for can in msg.sendcan if is_steering_msg(mode, param, can.address))
 
   msg = next(steering_msgs, None)
   if msg is None:
-    # no steering msgs
+    print("no steering msgs found!")
     return
 
   to_send = package_can_msg(msg)
diff --git a/opendbc/safety/tests/safety_replay/replay_drive.py b/opendbc/safety/tests/safety_replay/replay_drive.py
index fb17a369e9..36e958c7a9 100755
--- a/opendbc/safety/tests/safety_replay/replay_drive.py
+++ b/opendbc/safety/tests/safety_replay/replay_drive.py
@@ -1,31 +1,32 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 import argparse
 from collections import Counter
+from tqdm import tqdm
 
 from opendbc.car.carlog import carlog
 from opendbc.safety.tests.libsafety import libsafety_py
 from opendbc.safety.tests.safety_replay.helpers import package_can_msg, init_segment
 
 # replay a drive to check for safety violations
-def replay_drive(lr, safety_mode, param, alternative_experience):
+def replay_drive(msgs, safety_mode, param, alternative_experience):
   safety = libsafety_py.libsafety
+  msgs.sort(key=lambda m: m.logMonoTime)
 
   err = safety.set_safety_hooks(safety_mode, param)
   assert err == 0, "invalid safety mode: %d" % safety_mode
   safety.set_alternative_experience(alternative_experience)
 
-  init_segment(safety, lr, safety_mode, param)
-  lr.reset()
+  init_segment(safety, msgs, safety_mode, param)
 
   rx_tot, rx_invalid, tx_tot, tx_blocked, tx_controls, tx_controls_blocked = 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
   safety_tick_rx_invalid = False
   blocked_addrs = Counter()
   invalid_addrs = set()
 
-  can_msgs = [m for m in lr if m.which() in ('can', 'sendcan')]
+  can_msgs = [m for m in msgs if m.which() in ('can', 'sendcan')]
   start_t = can_msgs[0].logMonoTime
   end_t = can_msgs[-1].logMonoTime
-  for msg in can_msgs:
+  for msg in tqdm(can_msgs):
     safety.set_timer((msg.logMonoTime // 1000) % 0xFFFFFFFF)
 
     # skip start and end of route, warm up/down period
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ def replay_drive(lr, safety_mode, param, alternative_experience):
   parser.add_argument("--alternative-experience", type=int, help="Override the alternative experience from the log")
   args = parser.parse_args()
 
-  lr = LogReader(args.route_or_segment_name[0], sort_by_time=True)
+  lr = LogReader(args.route_or_segment_name[0])
 
   if None in (args.mode, args.param, args.alternative_experience):
     CP = lr.first('carParams')
@@ -92,4 +93,4 @@ def replay_drive(lr, safety_mode, param, alternative_experience):
       args.alternative_experience = CP.alternativeExperience
 
   print(f"replaying {args.route_or_segment_name[0]} with safety mode {args.mode}, param {args.param}, alternative experience {args.alternative_experience}")
-  replay_drive(lr, args.mode, args.param, args.alternative_experience)
+  replay_drive(list(lr), args.mode, args.param, args.alternative_experience)