diff --git a/web/src/components/player/LivePlayer.tsx b/web/src/components/player/LivePlayer.tsx
index b73e7991c..a9cb33b2a 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/LivePlayer.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/LivePlayer.tsx
@@ -91,13 +91,21 @@ export default function LivePlayer({
   // camera activity
 
   const {
-    enabled: cameraEnabled,
+    enabled: cameraWasEnabled,
     activeMotion,
     activeTracking,
     objects,
     offline,
   } = useCameraActivity(cameraConfig);
 
+  const cameraEnabled = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!cameraWasEnabled) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return cameraConfig.enabled;
+  }, [cameraConfig, cameraWasEnabled]);
+
   const cameraActive = useMemo(
     () =>
       !showStillWithoutActivity ||