diff --git a/ultralytics/cfg/__init__.py b/ultralytics/cfg/__init__.py
index bd06af1d..8cb29bc2 100644
--- a/ultralytics/cfg/__init__.py
+++ b/ultralytics/cfg/__init__.py
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ def get_cfg(cfg: Union[str, Path, Dict, SimpleNamespace] = DEFAULT_CFG_DICT, ove
     Examples:
         >>> from ultralytics.cfg import get_cfg
         >>> config = get_cfg()  # Load default configuration
-        >>> config = get_cfg("path/to/config.yaml", overrides={"epochs": 50, "batch_size": 16})
+        >>> config_with_overrides = get_cfg("path/to/config.yaml", overrides={"epochs": 50, "batch_size": 16})
 
     Notes:
         - If both `cfg` and `overrides` are provided, the values in `overrides` will take precedence.
@@ -919,7 +919,13 @@ def entrypoint(debug=""):
                 f" {MODES - {'track'}}.\n{CLI_HELP_MSG}"
             )
         elif task not in TASKS:
-            raise ValueError(f"Invalid 'task={task}'. Valid tasks are {TASKS}.\n{CLI_HELP_MSG}")
+            if task == "track":
+                LOGGER.warning(
+                    "WARNING ⚠️ invalid 'task=track', setting 'task=detect' and 'mode=track'. Valid tasks are {TASKS}.\n{CLI_HELP_MSG}."
+                )
+                task, mode = "detect", "track"
+            else:
+                raise ValueError(f"Invalid 'task={task}'. Valid tasks are {TASKS}.\n{CLI_HELP_MSG}")
         if "model" not in overrides:
             overrides["model"] = TASK2MODEL[task]