diff --git a/frigate/comms/mqtt.py b/frigate/comms/mqtt.py
index 8a941d7fa..287232aec 100644
--- a/frigate/comms/mqtt.py
+++ b/frigate/comms/mqtt.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class MqttClient(Communicator):  # type: ignore[misc]
             )
             self.publish(
                 f"{camera_name}/ptz_autotracker/state",
-                "ON" if camera.onvif.autotracking.enabled else "OFF",  # type: ignore[union-attr]
+                "ON" if camera.onvif.autotracking.enabled else "OFF",
                 retain=True,
             )
             self.publish(