From de5c26dd0b35df274c2ed65f200fb02c134b67f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josh Hawkins <32435876+hawkeye217@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 11:34:26 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] add warning log about incorrectly nested model config

---
 frigate/config/config.py | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/frigate/config/config.py b/frigate/config/config.py
index 69400a85f..c8cef38fe 100644
--- a/frigate/config/config.py
+++ b/frigate/config/config.py
@@ -560,6 +560,9 @@ class FrigateConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
 
             # users should not set model themselves
             if detector_config.model:
+                logger.warning(
+                    "The model key should be specified at the root level of the config, not under detectors. The nested model key will be ignored."
+                )
                 detector_config.model = None
 
             model_config = self.model.model_dump(exclude_unset=True, warnings="none")