diff --git a/opendbc_repo/opendbc/car/hyundai/carstate.py b/opendbc_repo/opendbc/car/hyundai/carstate.py
index b97918e..31a9976 100644
--- a/opendbc_repo/opendbc/car/hyundai/carstate.py
+++ b/opendbc_repo/opendbc/car/hyundai/carstate.py
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ class CarState(CarStateBase):
     self.speedLimitDistance = 0
     self.pcmCruiseGap = 0
 
+    self.cruise_buttons_alt = False # for CASPER_EV
+
   def update(self, can_parsers) -> structs.CarState:
     cp = can_parsers[Bus.pt]
     cp_cam = can_parsers[Bus.cam]
@@ -224,8 +226,11 @@ class CarState(CarStateBase):
     prev_cruise_buttons = self.cruise_buttons[-1]
     #self.cruise_buttons.extend(cp.vl_all["CLU11"]["CF_Clu_CruiseSwState"])
     #carrot {{
-    cruise_button = [Buttons.NONE]
     if self.CP.extFlags & HyundaiExtFlags.CRUISE_BUTTON_ALT.value and cp.vl_all["CRUISE_BUTTON_ALT"]["SET_ME_1"] == 1:
+      self.cruise_buttons_alt = True
+
+    cruise_button = [Buttons.NONE]
+    if self.cruise_buttons_alt:
       lfa_button = cp.vl.get("CRUISE_BUTTON_LFA", {}).get("CruiseSwLfa", 0)
       cruise_button = [Buttons.LFA_BUTTON] if lfa_button > 0 else cp.vl_all["CRUISE_BUTTON_ALT"]["CruiseSwState"]
     elif self.CP.extFlags & HyundaiExtFlags.HAS_LFA_BUTTON.value and cp.vl.get("BCM_PO_11", {}).get("LFA_Pressed", 0):
@@ -236,7 +241,7 @@ class CarState(CarStateBase):
     # }} carrot
     prev_main_buttons = self.main_buttons[-1]
     #self.cruise_buttons.extend(cp.vl_all["CLU11"]["CF_Clu_CruiseSwState"])
-    if self.CP.extFlags & HyundaiExtFlags.CRUISE_BUTTON_ALT.value and cp.vl_all["CRUISE_BUTTON_ALT"]["SET_ME_1"] == 1:
+    if self.cruise_buttons_alt:
       self.main_buttons.extend(cp.vl_all["CRUISE_BUTTON_ALT"]["CruiseSwMain"])
     else:
       self.main_buttons.extend(cp.vl_all["CLU11"]["CF_Clu_CruiseSwMain"])