From 9873119b70bd976261cf596757b74f71f993abdd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josh Hawkins <32435876+hawkeye217@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2026 09:05:29 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] clarify docs

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 docs/docs/configuration/profiles.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/docs/configuration/profiles.md b/docs/docs/configuration/profiles.md
index c37fca7db8..b290d30f7e 100644
--- a/docs/docs/configuration/profiles.md
+++ b/docs/docs/configuration/profiles.md
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ The following camera configuration sections can be overridden in a profile:
 
 :::note
 
-Only the fields you explicitly set in a profile override are applied. All other fields retain their base configuration values. For zones, profile zones are merged with the camera's base zones — any zone defined in the profile will override or add to the base zones.
+Only the fields you explicitly set in a profile override are applied. All other fields retain their base configuration values. For masks and zones, profile zones **override** the camera's base masks and zones. If configuring profiles via YAML, you should not define masks or zones in profiles that are not defined in the base config.
 
 :::