diff --git a/web/src/api/ws.tsx b/web/src/api/ws.tsx
index 27600993a..5eedcdbcd 100644
--- a/web/src/api/ws.tsx
+++ b/web/src/api/ws.tsx
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export function useEnabledState(camera: string): {
     value: { payload },
     send,
   } = useWs(`${camera}/enabled/state`, `${camera}/enabled/set`);
-  return { payload: payload as ToggleableSetting, send };
+  return { payload: (payload ?? "ON") as ToggleableSetting, send };
 }
 
 export function useDetectState(camera: string): {