diff --git a/api/app/mediamtx_client.py b/api/app/mediamtx_client.py
index 444385d..e42319c 100644
--- a/api/app/mediamtx_client.py
+++ b/api/app/mediamtx_client.py
@@ -31,8 +31,28 @@ class MediaMTXClient:
         json=payload,
         auth=self._auth(),
       )
-      r.raise_for_status()
-      return r.json()
+      if r.status_code != 404:
+        r.raise_for_status()
+        return r.json()
+
+    # Backward-compatible fallback for MediaMTX versions that don't support bulk patch.
+    results: dict[str, Any] = {"fallback": []}
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=10) as client:
+      for name in names:
+        rr = await client.patch(
+          f"{self.api_url}/v3/config/paths/patch/{name}",
+          json={"record": enabled},
+          auth=self._auth(),
+        )
+        if rr.status_code == 404:
+          rr = await client.post(
+            f"{self.api_url}/v3/config/paths/add/{name}",
+            json={"record": enabled},
+            auth=self._auth(),
+          )
+        rr.raise_for_status()
+        results["fallback"].append({"name": name, "status": rr.status_code})
+    return results
 
   async def upsert_paths_sources_bulk(self, sources: dict[str, str]) -> dict[str, Any]:
     payload = {"paths": {name: {"source": url} for name, url in sources.items()}}