diff --git a/core/site.go b/core/site.go
index 4a7d992b1..8e4a4388c 100644
--- a/core/site.go
+++ b/core/site.go
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ func (site *Site) DumpConfig() {
 	// verify vehicle detection
 	if vehicles := site.Vehicles().Instances(); len(vehicles) > 1 {
 		for _, v := range vehicles {
-			if _, ok := v.(api.ChargeState); !ok {
+			if _, ok := v.(api.ChargeState); !ok && len(v.Identifiers()) == 0 {
 				site.log.WARN.Printf("vehicle '%s' does not support automatic detection", v.Title())
 			}
 		}