diff --git a/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/vision/camera/PVCameraInfo.java b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/vision/camera/PVCameraInfo.java
index c12d883ccb..023394ee23 100644
--- a/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/vision/camera/PVCameraInfo.java
+++ b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/vision/camera/PVCameraInfo.java
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ public String name() {
         @Override
         public String uniquePath() {
             return Arrays.stream(super.otherPaths)
+                    .sorted() // Must sort to ensure a consistent unique path as we can get more than one
+                    // by-path and their order changes at random?
                     .filter(path -> path.contains("/by-path/"))
                     .findFirst()
                     .orElse(path());
diff --git a/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/vision/processes/VisionSourceManager.java b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/vision/processes/VisionSourceManager.java
index fd0e0d7441..fa3cb2f41e 100644
--- a/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/vision/processes/VisionSourceManager.java
+++ b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/vision/processes/VisionSourceManager.java
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ public synchronized boolean assignUnmatchedCamera(PVCameraInfo cameraInfo) {
                                         .equals(cameraInfo.uniquePath()))) {
             logger.error(
                     "Camera unique-path already in use by active VisionModule! Cannot add " + cameraInfo);
+            return false;
         }
 
         var source = loadVisionSourceFromCamConfig(new CameraConfiguration(cameraInfo));
diff --git a/photon-core/src/test/java/org/photonvision/vision/processes/VisionSourceManagerTest.java b/photon-core/src/test/java/org/photonvision/vision/processes/VisionSourceManagerTest.java
index fddeb8e3fb..06cd97b10a 100644
--- a/photon-core/src/test/java/org/photonvision/vision/processes/VisionSourceManagerTest.java
+++ b/photon-core/src/test/java/org/photonvision/vision/processes/VisionSourceManagerTest.java
@@ -193,6 +193,47 @@ public void testEnabledDisabled() throws InterruptedException {
         vsm.teardown();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testOtherPathsOrderChange() throws InterruptedException {
+        // GIVEN a VSM
+        var vsm = new TestVsm();
+        // AND one camera and camera config with flipped otherpaths order
+        var cam =
+                PVCameraInfo.fromUsbCameraInfo(
+                        new UsbCameraInfo(
+                                0,
+                                "/dev/video0",
+                                "Lifecam HD-3000",
+                                new String[] {"/dev/v4l/by-path/usbv2/foobar1", "/dev/v4l/by-path/usb/foobar1"},
+                                5940,
+                                5940));
+
+        var camOtherPaths =
+                PVCameraInfo.fromUsbCameraInfo(
+                        new UsbCameraInfo(
+                                1,
+                                "/dev/video1",
+                                "Lifecam HD-3000",
+                                new String[] {"/dev/v4l/by-path/usb/foobar1", "/dev/v4l/by-path/usbv2/foobar1"},
+                                5940,
+                                5940));
+        CameraConfiguration camOtherPathsConf = new CameraConfiguration(camOtherPaths);
+        camOtherPathsConf.nickname = "TestCamera";
+        camOtherPathsConf.deactivated = false;
+
+        vsm.registerLoadedConfigs(List.of(camOtherPathsConf));
+
+        vsm.assignUnmatchedCamera(cam);
+
+        assertEquals(0, vsm.getVsmState().disabledConfigs.size());
+        assertEquals(1, vsm.vmm.getModules().size());
+        assertEquals(cam.uniquePath(), camOtherPaths.uniquePath());
+
+        Thread.sleep(2000);
+
+        vsm.teardown();
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testDuplicate() throws InterruptedException, IOException {
         var fileCamera1 =