diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 699e40be6a..52d68c8fcc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ jobs:
       - if: ${{ matrix.task == 'optimage' }}
         name: Test openpilot model kernel count and gate usage
         run: |
-          PYTHONPATH="." ALLOWED_KERNEL_COUNT=208 ALLOWED_GATED_READ_IMAGE=13 FLOAT16=0 GPU=1 IMAGE=2 python examples/openpilot/compile3.py https://github.com/commaai/openpilot/raw/v0.9.4/selfdrive/modeld/models/supercombo.onnx
+          PYTHONPATH="." ALLOWED_KERNEL_COUNT=208 ALLOWED_READ_IMAGE=2131 ALLOWED_GATED_READ_IMAGE=13 FLOAT16=0 GPU=1 IMAGE=2 python examples/openpilot/compile3.py https://github.com/commaai/openpilot/raw/v0.9.4/selfdrive/modeld/models/supercombo.onnx
       - if: ${{ matrix.task == 'optimage' }}
         name: Test openpilot alt model correctness (float32)
         run: PYTHONPATH="." FLOAT16=0 DEBUGCL=1 GPU=1 IMAGE=2 python examples/openpilot/compile3.py https://github.com/commaai/openpilot/raw/3799fe46b3a629e491d4b8498b8ae83e4c88c304/selfdrive/modeld/models/supercombo.onnx
diff --git a/examples/openpilot/compile3.py b/examples/openpilot/compile3.py
index 47ca0a41b2..973ddcc819 100644
--- a/examples/openpilot/compile3.py
+++ b/examples/openpilot/compile3.py
@@ -50,16 +50,20 @@ def compile(onnx_file):
 
   # checks from compile2
   kernel_count = 0
+  read_image_count = 0
   gated_read_image_count = 0
   for ei in run_onnx_jit.captured.jit_cache:
     if isinstance(ei.prg, CompiledRunner):
       kernel_count += 1
+      read_image_count += ei.prg.p.src.count("read_image")
       gated_read_image_count += ei.prg.p.src.count("?read_image")
-  print(f"kernel_count: {kernel_count}  gated_read_image_count: {gated_read_image_count}")
-  assert kernel_count <= getenv("ALLOWED_KERNEL_COUNT", 0) or getenv("ALLOWED_KERNEL_COUNT", 0) == 0, "too many kernels!"
+  print(f"{kernel_count=},  {read_image_count=}, {gated_read_image_count=}")
+  if (allowed_kernel_count:=getenv("ALLOWED_KERNEL_COUNT", -1)) != -1:
+    assert kernel_count <= allowed_kernel_count, f"too many kernels! {kernel_count=}, {allowed_kernel_count=}"
+  if (allowed_read_image:=getenv("ALLOWED_READ_IMAGE", -1)) != -1:
+    assert read_image_count == allowed_read_image, f"different read_image! {read_image_count=}, {allowed_read_image=}"
   if (allowed_gated_read_image:=getenv("ALLOWED_GATED_READ_IMAGE", -1)) != -1:
-    assert gated_read_image_count <= allowed_gated_read_image, \
-      f"too many gated read_image! {gated_read_image_count=}, {allowed_gated_read_image=}"
+    assert gated_read_image_count <= allowed_gated_read_image, f"too many gated read_image! {gated_read_image_count=}, {allowed_gated_read_image=}"
 
   with open(OUTPUT, "wb") as f:
     pickle.dump(run_onnx_jit, f)