diff --git a/src/ipa/rpi/controller/rpi/agc.cpp b/src/ipa/rpi/controller/rpi/agc.cpp
index b611157af1f0..1b05d478818e 100644
--- a/src/ipa/rpi/controller/rpi/agc.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/rpi/controller/rpi/agc.cpp
@@ -540,24 +540,36 @@ void Agc::housekeepConfig()
 	 */
 	if (meteringModeName_ != status_.meteringMode) {
 		auto it = config_.meteringModes.find(meteringModeName_);
-		if (it == config_.meteringModes.end())
-			LOG(RPiAgc, Fatal) << "No metering mode " << meteringModeName_;
-		meteringMode_ = &it->second;
+		if (it == config_.meteringModes.end()) {
+			LOG(RPiAgc, Warning) << "No metering mode " << meteringModeName_
+					     << ", defaulting to " << config_.defaultMeteringMode;
+			meteringModeName_ = config_.defaultMeteringMode;
+			meteringMode_ = &config_.meteringModes[meteringModeName_];
+		} else
+			meteringMode_ = &it->second;
 		status_.meteringMode = meteringModeName_;
 	}
 	if (exposureModeName_ != status_.exposureMode) {
 		auto it = config_.exposureModes.find(exposureModeName_);
-		if (it == config_.exposureModes.end())
-			LOG(RPiAgc, Fatal) << "No exposure profile " << exposureModeName_;
-		exposureMode_ = &it->second;
+		if (it == config_.exposureModes.end()) {
+			LOG(RPiAgc, Warning) << "No exposure profile " << exposureModeName_
+					     << ", defaulting to " << config_.defaultExposureMode;
+			exposureModeName_ = config_.defaultExposureMode;
+			exposureMode_ = &config_.exposureModes[exposureModeName_];
+		} else
+			exposureMode_ = &it->second;
 		status_.exposureMode = exposureModeName_;
 	}
 	if (constraintModeName_ != status_.constraintMode) {
 		auto it =
 			config_.constraintModes.find(constraintModeName_);
-		if (it == config_.constraintModes.end())
-			LOG(RPiAgc, Fatal) << "No constraint list " << constraintModeName_;
-		constraintMode_ = &it->second;
+		if (it == config_.constraintModes.end()) {
+			LOG(RPiAgc, Warning) << "No constraint list " << constraintModeName_
+					     << ", defaulting to " << config_.defaultConstraintMode;
+			constraintModeName_ = config_.defaultConstraintMode;
+			constraintMode_ = &config_.constraintModes[constraintModeName_];
+		} else
+			constraintMode_ = &it->second;
 		status_.constraintMode = constraintModeName_;
 	}
 	LOG(RPiAgc, Debug) << "exposureMode "