diff --git a/frigate/config.py b/frigate/config.py
index ddba65c78..9c551892f 100644
--- a/frigate/config.py
+++ b/frigate/config.py
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ class CameraConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
 
         # add roles to the input if there is only one
         if len(config["ffmpeg"]["inputs"]) == 1:
-            has_rtmp = "rtmp" in config["ffmpeg"]["inputs"][0]["roles"]
+            has_rtmp = "rtmp" in config["ffmpeg"]["inputs"][0].get("roles", [])
 
             config["ffmpeg"]["inputs"][0]["roles"] = [
                 "record",