diff --git a/frigate/config/camera/detect.py b/frigate/config/camera/detect.py
index c0a2e7036..35c337bc8 100644
--- a/frigate/config/camera/detect.py
+++ b/frigate/config/camera/detect.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class DetectConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
         default=None,
         title="Minimum initialization frames",
         description="Number of consecutive detection hits required before creating a tracked object. Increase to reduce false initializations. Default value is fps divided by 2.",
+        ge=2,
     )
     max_disappeared: Optional[int] = Field(
         default=None,
diff --git a/frigate/config/config.py b/frigate/config/config.py
index 8c90832d1..1d09016f6 100644
--- a/frigate/config/config.py
+++ b/frigate/config/config.py
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ class FrigateConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
                 )
 
             # Default min_initialized configuration
-            min_initialized = int(camera_config.detect.fps / 2)
+            min_initialized = max(int(camera_config.detect.fps / 2), 2)
             if camera_config.detect.min_initialized is None:
                 camera_config.detect.min_initialized = min_initialized