diff --git a/frigate/config.py b/frigate/config.py
index 2f07e7189..b570dbf37 100644
--- a/frigate/config.py
+++ b/frigate/config.py
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ class FfmpegConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
         default_factory=FfmpegOutputArgsConfig,
         title="FFmpeg output arguments per role.",
     )
-    timeout: float = Field(
+    healthcheck_interval: float = Field(
         default=10.0, title="Time in seconds in-between ffmpeg health checks."
     )
 
diff --git a/frigate/video.py b/frigate/video.py
index 09c80344b..171ef72c0 100755
--- a/frigate/video.py
+++ b/frigate/video.py
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ class CameraWatchdog(threading.Thread):
         self.frame_shape = self.config.frame_shape_yuv
         self.frame_size = self.frame_shape[0] * self.frame_shape[1]
         self.stop_event = stop_event
+        self.sleeptime = self.config.ffmpeg.healthcheck_interval
 
     def run(self):
         self.start_ffmpeg_detect()
@@ -251,9 +252,8 @@ class CameraWatchdog(threading.Thread):
                 }
             )
 
-        sleeptime = self.config.ffmpeg.timeout
-        time.sleep(sleeptime)
-        while not self.stop_event.wait(sleeptime):
+        time.sleep(self.sleeptime)
+        while not self.stop_event.wait(self.sleeptime):
             now = datetime.datetime.now().timestamp()
 
             if not self.capture_thread.is_alive():