From 4f03480afd7647645f7878ed5cd4cd394950280d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gleb Nikiforov <72576128+NikiforovG@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2026 23:44:48 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Fix audio worker startup after enabling a disabled camera
 (#24806)

* Fix audio worker startup after enabling a disabled camera

* Document audio lifecycle test helpers

* Focus audio startup coverage on the enabled update regression
---
 frigate/events/audio.py          |  1 +
 frigate/test/test_audio_spawn.py | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/frigate/events/audio.py b/frigate/events/audio.py
index 3d1bfbee06..e7b2f70477 100644
--- a/frigate/events/audio.py
+++ b/frigate/events/audio.py
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ class AudioProcessor(FrigateProcess):
             [
                 CameraConfigUpdateEnum.add,
                 CameraConfigUpdateEnum.audio,
+                CameraConfigUpdateEnum.enabled,
                 CameraConfigUpdateEnum.ffmpeg,
                 CameraConfigUpdateEnum.remove,
             ],
diff --git a/frigate/test/test_audio_spawn.py b/frigate/test/test_audio_spawn.py
index 6c1c31a6a5..8b3f7daa4a 100644
--- a/frigate/test/test_audio_spawn.py
+++ b/frigate/test/test_audio_spawn.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""Tests for audio maintainer spawning on runtime camera adds."""
+"""Tests for audio maintainer spawning on runtime camera updates."""
 
 import threading
 import unittest
@@ -42,6 +42,42 @@ class TestAudioSpawnIfNeeded(unittest.TestCase):
         processor.logger = MagicMock()
         return processor
 
+    def test_initially_disabled_camera_spawns_after_enabled_update(self):
+        """Consume an enabled update through the manager's real subscriber."""
+        config = _build_config()
+        config.cameras["front_door"].enabled = False
+        stop = MagicMock()
+        stop.wait.side_effect = [False, True]
+        processor = AudioProcessor(
+            config, {"front_door": MagicMock()}, MagicMock(), stop
+        )
+        processor.logger = MagicMock()
+        updates = iter([("config/cameras/front_door/enabled", True), (None, None)])
+        self.addCleanup(
+            setattr, threading.current_thread(), "name", threading.current_thread().name
+        )
+
+        with (
+            patch.object(processor, "pre_run_setup"),
+            patch("frigate.config.camera.updater.ConfigSubscriber") as transport,
+            patch("frigate.events.audio.AudioEventMaintainer") as maintainer,
+        ):
+
+            def receive_update():
+                self.assertEqual(processor.audio_threads, {})
+                maintainer.assert_not_called()
+                return next(updates)
+
+            transport.return_value.check_for_update.side_effect = receive_update
+            maintainer.return_value.is_alive.return_value = False
+            processor.run()
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            processor.audio_threads, {"front_door": maintainer.return_value}
+        )
+        maintainer.assert_called_once()
+        maintainer.return_value.start.assert_called_once()
+
     def test_skips_camera_whose_metrics_have_not_been_created_yet(self):
         """The camera maintainer creates metrics on its own poll of the add
         update, so the audio processor can see the camera first."""