diff --git a/docs/docs/configuration/reference.md b/docs/docs/configuration/reference.md
index 47d1ccb07..37884259a 100644
--- a/docs/docs/configuration/reference.md
+++ b/docs/docs/configuration/reference.md
@@ -255,6 +255,8 @@ ffmpeg:
 # Optional: Detect configuration
 # NOTE: Can be overridden at the camera level
 detect:
+  # Optional: enables detection for the camera (default: shown below)
+  enabled: False
   # Optional: width of the frame for the input with the detect role (default: use native stream resolution)
   width: 1280
   # Optional: height of the frame for the input with the detect role (default: use native stream resolution)
@@ -262,8 +264,6 @@ detect:
   # Optional: desired fps for your camera for the input with the detect role (default: shown below)
   # NOTE: Recommended value of 5. Ideally, try and reduce your FPS on the camera.
   fps: 5
-  # Optional: enables detection for the camera (default: True)
-  enabled: True
   # Optional: Number of consecutive detection hits required for an object to be initialized in the tracker. (default: 1/2 the frame rate)
   min_initialized: 2
   # Optional: Number of frames without a detection before Frigate considers an object to be gone. (default: 5x the frame rate)
diff --git a/docs/docs/guides/getting_started.md b/docs/docs/guides/getting_started.md
index ed2cfb4f4..6fe3a8e22 100644
--- a/docs/docs/guides/getting_started.md
+++ b/docs/docs/guides/getting_started.md
@@ -151,8 +151,6 @@ cameras:
         - path: rtsp://10.0.10.10:554/rtsp # <----- The stream you want to use for detection
           roles:
             - detect
-    detect:
-      enabled: False # <---- disable detection until you have a working camera feed
 ```
 
 ### Step 2: Start Frigate
@@ -307,7 +305,7 @@ By default, Frigate will retain video of all tracked objects for 10 days. The fu
 
 ### Step 7: Complete config
 
-At this point you have a complete config with basic functionality. 
+At this point you have a complete config with basic functionality.
 - View [common configuration examples](../configuration/index.md#common-configuration-examples) for a list of common configuration examples.
 - View [full config reference](../configuration/reference.md) for a complete list of configuration options.
 
diff --git a/frigate/config/camera/detect.py b/frigate/config/camera/detect.py
index 273364e61..99e02c2c8 100644
--- a/frigate/config/camera/detect.py
+++ b/frigate/config/camera/detect.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class StationaryConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
 
 
 class DetectConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
+    enabled: bool = Field(default=False, title="Detection Enabled.")
     height: Optional[int] = Field(
         default=None, title="Height of the stream for the detect role."
     )
@@ -41,7 +42,6 @@ class DetectConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
     fps: int = Field(
         default=5, title="Number of frames per second to process through detection."
     )
-    enabled: bool = Field(default=True, title="Detection Enabled.")
     min_initialized: Optional[int] = Field(
         default=None,
         title="Minimum number of consecutive hits for an object to be initialized by the tracker.",
diff --git a/frigate/util/config.py b/frigate/util/config.py
index 1ed82f802..7bdc0c3d6 100644
--- a/frigate/util/config.py
+++ b/frigate/util/config.py
@@ -300,6 +300,12 @@ def migrate_016_0(config: dict[str, dict[str, any]]) -> dict[str, dict[str, any]
     """Handle migrating frigate config to 0.16-0"""
     new_config = config.copy()
 
+    # migrate config that does not have detect -> enabled explicitly set to have it enabled
+    if new_config.get("detect", {}).get("enabled") is None:
+        detect_config = new_config.get("detect", {})
+        detect_config["enabled"] = True
+        new_config["detect"] = detect_config
+
     for name, camera in config.get("cameras", {}).items():
         camera_config: dict[str, dict[str, any]] = camera.copy()