diff --git a/plugins/snapshot/package-lock.json b/plugins/snapshot/package-lock.json
index 860e21cc6..7285b368d 100644
--- a/plugins/snapshot/package-lock.json
+++ b/plugins/snapshot/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
    "name": "@scrypted/snapshot",
-   "version": "0.0.56",
+   "version": "0.0.58",
    "lockfileVersion": 2,
    "requires": true,
    "packages": {
       "": {
          "name": "@scrypted/snapshot",
-         "version": "0.0.56",
+         "version": "0.0.58",
          "dependencies": {
             "@koush/axios-digest-auth": "^0.8.5",
             "@types/node": "^18.16.18",
diff --git a/plugins/snapshot/package.json b/plugins/snapshot/package.json
index a6ee2a861..5bbfcda71 100644
--- a/plugins/snapshot/package.json
+++ b/plugins/snapshot/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
    "name": "@scrypted/snapshot",
-   "version": "0.0.56",
+   "version": "0.0.58",
    "description": "Snapshot Plugin for Scrypted",
    "scripts": {
       "scrypted-setup-project": "scrypted-setup-project",
diff --git a/plugins/snapshot/src/main.ts b/plugins/snapshot/src/main.ts
index 1ed07f391..48df4e66b 100644
--- a/plugins/snapshot/src/main.ts
+++ b/plugins/snapshot/src/main.ts
@@ -133,7 +133,9 @@ class SnapshotMixin extends SettingsMixinDeviceBase<Camera> implements Camera {
                 usePrebufferSnapshots = false;
                 break;
             default:
-                if (!this.mixinDeviceInterfaces.includes(ScryptedInterface.Camera))
+                // default behavior is to use a prebuffer snapshot if there's no camera interface and
+                // no explicit snapshot url.
+                if (!this.mixinDeviceInterfaces.includes(ScryptedInterface.Camera) && !this.storageSettings.values.snapshotUrl)
                     usePrebufferSnapshots = true;
                 break;
         }