diff --git a/frigate/test/test_object_detector.py b/frigate/test/test_object_detector.py
index e50723a0fa..1216c49d76 100644
--- a/frigate/test/test_object_detector.py
+++ b/frigate/test/test_object_detector.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from unittest.mock import MagicMock, Mock, patch
 
 import numpy as np
 import zmq
-from pydantic import parse_obj_as
+from pydantic import TypeAdapter
 
 import frigate.detectors as detectors
 import frigate.object_detection.base
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ class TestLocalObjectDetector(unittest.TestCase):
                     "frigate.detectors.api_types",
                     {det_type: Mock() for det_type in DetectorTypeEnum},
                 ):
-                    test_cfg = parse_obj_as(
-                        DetectorConfig, ({"type": det_type, "model": {}})
+                    test_cfg = TypeAdapter(DetectorConfig).validate_python(
+                        {"type": det_type, "model": {}}
                     )
                     test_cfg.model.path = "/test/modelpath"
                     test_obj = frigate.object_detection.base.LocalObjectDetector(
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ class TestLocalObjectDetector(unittest.TestCase):
         TEST_DATA = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
         TEST_DETECT_RESULT = np.ndarray([1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32])
         test_obj_detect = frigate.object_detection.base.LocalObjectDetector(
-            detector_config=parse_obj_as(DetectorConfig, {"type": "cpu", "model": {}})
+            detector_config=TypeAdapter(DetectorConfig).validate_python(
+                {"type": "cpu", "model": {}}
+            )
         )
 
         mock_det_api = mock_cputfl.return_value
@@ -68,7 +70,9 @@ class TestLocalObjectDetector(unittest.TestCase):
         TEST_DATA = np.zeros((1, 32, 32, 3), np.uint8)
         TEST_DETECT_RESULT = np.ndarray([1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32])
 
-        test_cfg = parse_obj_as(DetectorConfig, {"type": "cpu", "model": {}})
+        test_cfg = TypeAdapter(DetectorConfig).validate_python(
+            {"type": "cpu", "model": {}}
+        )
         test_cfg.model.input_tensor = InputTensorEnum.nchw
 
         test_obj_detect = frigate.object_detection.base.LocalObjectDetector(
@@ -117,7 +121,9 @@ class TestLocalObjectDetector(unittest.TestCase):
             4: "label-5",
         }
 
-        test_cfg = parse_obj_as(DetectorConfig, {"type": "cpu", "model": {}})
+        test_cfg = TypeAdapter(DetectorConfig).validate_python(
+            {"type": "cpu", "model": {}}
+        )
         test_cfg.model = ModelConfig()
         test_obj_detect = frigate.object_detection.base.LocalObjectDetector(
             detector_config=test_cfg,