diff --git a/frigate/api/auth.py b/frigate/api/auth.py
index 5276eb71e..8976469f5 100644
--- a/frigate/api/auth.py
+++ b/frigate/api/auth.py
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ def create_user(request: Request, body: AppPostUsersBody):
         {
             User.username: body.username,
             User.password_hash: password_hash,
+            User.notification_tokens: [],
         }
     ).execute()
     return JSONResponse(content={"username": body.username})
diff --git a/frigate/embeddings/embeddings.py b/frigate/embeddings/embeddings.py
index cb0626f7b..e4937f955 100644
--- a/frigate/embeddings/embeddings.py
+++ b/frigate/embeddings/embeddings.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import logging
 import os
 import time
 
+import onnxruntime as ort
 from numpy import ndarray
 from PIL import Image
 from playhouse.shortcuts import model_to_dict
@@ -174,7 +175,16 @@ class Embeddings:
         return embedding
 
     def batch_upsert_description(self, event_descriptions: dict[str, str]) -> ndarray:
-        embeddings = self.text_embedding(list(event_descriptions.values()))
+        descs = list(event_descriptions.values())
+
+        try:
+            embeddings = self.text_embedding(descs)
+        except ort.RuntimeException:
+            half_size = len(descs) / 2
+            embeddings = []
+            embeddings.extend(self.text_embedding(descs[0:half_size]))
+            embeddings.extend(self.text_embedding(descs[half_size:]))
+
         ids = list(event_descriptions.keys())
 
         items = []