diff --git a/frigate/data_processing/common/license_plate/mixin.py b/frigate/data_processing/common/license_plate/mixin.py
index c67f11956..e471aa304 100644
--- a/frigate/data_processing/common/license_plate/mixin.py
+++ b/frigate/data_processing/common/license_plate/mixin.py
@@ -1221,10 +1221,7 @@ class LicensePlateProcessingMixin:
             license_plate_area = (license_plate[2] - license_plate[0]) * (
                 license_plate[3] - license_plate[1]
             )
-            if (
-                license_plate_area
-                < self.config.cameras[obj_data["camera"]].lpr.min_area
-            ):
+            if license_plate_area < self.config.cameras[camera].lpr.min_area:
                 logger.debug(f"{camera}: License plate area below minimum threshold.")
                 return
 
@@ -1318,10 +1315,7 @@ class LicensePlateProcessingMixin:
 
                 # check that license plate is valid
                 # double the value because we've doubled the size of the car
-                if (
-                    license_plate_area
-                    < self.config.cameras[obj_data["camera"]].lpr.min_area * 2
-                ):
+                if license_plate_area < self.config.cameras[camera].lpr.min_area * 2:
                     logger.debug(f"{camera}: License plate is less than min_area")
                     return
 
@@ -1365,10 +1359,10 @@ class LicensePlateProcessingMixin:
                 if (
                     not license_plate_box
                     or area(license_plate_box)
-                    < self.config.cameras[obj_data["camera"]].lpr.min_area
+                    < self.config.cameras[camera].lpr.min_area
                 ):
                     logger.debug(
-                        f"{camera}: Area for license plate box {area(license_plate_box)} is less than min_area {self.config.cameras[obj_data['camera']].lpr.min_area}"
+                        f"{camera}: Area for license plate box {area(license_plate_box)} is less than min_area {self.config.cameras[camera].lpr.min_area}"
                     )
                     return