From 1eeb293f6504136d1353dd1b60c6429078b89b66 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josh Hawkins <32435876+hawkeye217@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:15:35 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] release the motion search slot if the runner fails to start

---
 frigate/jobs/motion_search.py | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frigate/jobs/motion_search.py b/frigate/jobs/motion_search.py
index a5f3d73090..cd4c4fd515 100644
--- a/frigate/jobs/motion_search.py
+++ b/frigate/jobs/motion_search.py
@@ -911,8 +911,12 @@ def start_motion_search_job(
 
         _motion_search_jobs[job.id] = (job, cancel_event)
 
-    runner = MotionSearchRunner(job, config, cancel_event)
-    runner.start()
+    try:
+        MotionSearchRunner(job, config, cancel_event).start()
+    except Exception:
+        with _jobs_lock:
+            del _motion_search_jobs[job.id]
+        raise
 
     logger.debug(
         "Started motion search job %s for camera %s: "