diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index acf8a2e4c..bddec9099 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -156,9 +156,9 @@ pipeline {
             sh "git config --global --add safe.directory '*'"
             sh "git submodule update --init --depth=1 --recursive"
             sh "git lfs pull"
-            sh "scons --clean && scons --no-cache -j42"
+            // tests that our build system's dependencies are configured properly, needs a machine with lots of cores
             sh "scons --clean && scons --no-cache --random -j42"
-            sh "INTERNAL_SEG_LIST=selfdrive/car/tests/test_models_segs.txt FILEREADER_CACHE=1 pytest -n42 --dist=loadscope selfdrive/car/tests/test_models.py"
+            //sh "INTERNAL_SEG_LIST=selfdrive/car/tests/test_models_segs.txt FILEREADER_CACHE=1 pytest -n42 --dist=loadscope selfdrive/car/tests/test_models.py"
           }
 
           post {
diff --git a/selfdrive/test/ciui.py b/selfdrive/test/ciui.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..291f9f6e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/selfdrive/test/ciui.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import signal
+import subprocess
+
+signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_DFL)
+signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, signal.SIG_DFL)
+
+from PyQt5.QtCore import QTimer  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module, import-error
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication, QWidget, QVBoxLayout, QLabel # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module, import-error
+from selfdrive.ui.qt.python_helpers import set_main_window
+
+class Window(QWidget):
+  def __init__(self, parent=None):
+    super(Window, self).__init__(parent)
+
+    layout = QVBoxLayout()
+    self.setLayout(layout)
+
+    self.l = QLabel("jenkins runner")
+    layout.addWidget(self.l)
+    layout.addStretch(1)
+    layout.setContentsMargins(20, 20, 20, 20)
+
+    cmds = [
+      "cat /etc/hostname",
+      "echo AGNOS v$(cat /VERSION)",
+      "uptime -p",
+    ]
+    self.labels = {}
+    for c in cmds:
+      self.labels[c] = QLabel(c)
+      layout.addWidget(self.labels[c])
+
+    self.setStyleSheet("""
+      * {
+        color: white;
+        font-size: 55px;
+        background-color: black;
+        font-family: "JetBrains Mono";
+      }
+    """)
+
+    self.timer = QTimer()
+    self.timer.timeout.connect(self.update)
+    self.timer.start(10 * 1000)
+    self.update()
+
+  def update(self):
+    for cmd, label in self.labels.items():
+      out = subprocess.run(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+                           shell=True, check=False, encoding='utf8').stdout
+      label.setText(out.strip())
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+  app = QApplication([])
+  w = Window()
+  set_main_window(w)
+  app.exec_()
diff --git a/selfdrive/test/setup_device_ci.sh b/selfdrive/test/setup_device_ci.sh
index 4ac970740..1b99c3103 100755
--- a/selfdrive/test/setup_device_ci.sh
+++ b/selfdrive/test/setup_device_ci.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ while true; do
   if ! sudo systemctl is-active -q ssh; then
     sudo systemctl start ssh
   fi
+
+  if ! pgrep -f 'ciui.py' > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo 'starting UI'
+    cp $SOURCE_DIR/selfdrive/test/ciui.py /data/
+    /data/ciui.py &
+  fi
+
   sleep 5s
 done
 
diff --git a/system/hardware/tici/tests/test_hardware.py b/system/hardware/tici/tests/test_hardware.py
index d910b13ec..bb22cb159 100755
--- a/system/hardware/tici/tests/test_hardware.py
+++ b/system/hardware/tici/tests/test_hardware.py
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ class TestHardware(unittest.TestCase):
     if not TICI:
       raise unittest.SkipTest
 
+    HARDWARE.initialize_hardware()
+    HARDWARE.set_power_save(False)
+
   def test_power_save_time(self):
     ts = []
     for _ in range(5):
@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@ class TestHardware(unittest.TestCase):
         HARDWARE.set_power_save(on)
         ts.append(time.monotonic() - st)
 
-    assert 0.1 < np.mean(ts) < 0.2
+    assert 0.1 < np.mean(ts) < 0.25
     assert max(ts) < 0.3