diff --git a/plugins/objectdetector/package-lock.json b/plugins/objectdetector/package-lock.json
index c3ecadc4a..db2e72a0d 100644
--- a/plugins/objectdetector/package-lock.json
+++ b/plugins/objectdetector/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
    "name": "@scrypted/objectdetector",
-   "version": "0.1.26",
+   "version": "0.1.27",
    "lockfileVersion": 2,
    "requires": true,
    "packages": {
       "": {
          "name": "@scrypted/objectdetector",
-         "version": "0.1.26",
+         "version": "0.1.27",
          "license": "Apache-2.0",
          "dependencies": {
             "@scrypted/common": "file:../../common",
diff --git a/plugins/objectdetector/package.json b/plugins/objectdetector/package.json
index 73207774c..81d6ab748 100644
--- a/plugins/objectdetector/package.json
+++ b/plugins/objectdetector/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
    "name": "@scrypted/objectdetector",
-   "version": "0.1.26",
+   "version": "0.1.27",
    "description": "Scrypted Video Analysis Plugin. Installed alongside a detection service like OpenCV or TensorFlow.",
    "author": "Scrypted",
    "license": "Apache-2.0",
diff --git a/plugins/objectdetector/src/main.ts b/plugins/objectdetector/src/main.ts
index 937114805..557ec8423 100644
--- a/plugins/objectdetector/src/main.ts
+++ b/plugins/objectdetector/src/main.ts
@@ -1028,7 +1028,8 @@ export class ObjectDetectionPlugin extends AutoenableMixinProvider implements Se
     if (runningDetections.find(o => o.id === mixin.id))
       return false;
 
-    if (!runningDetections.length)
+    // always allow 2 cameras to push past cpu throttling
+    if (runningDetections.length < 2)
       return true;
 
     const cpuPerDetector = this.cpuUsage / runningDetections.length;