diff --git a/frigate/events/cleanup.py b/frigate/events/cleanup.py
index 1ac03b2ed..1b9e1a673 100644
--- a/frigate/events/cleanup.py
+++ b/frigate/events/cleanup.py
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ class EventCleanup(threading.Thread):
                 .namedtuples()
                 .iterator()
             )
-            logger.debug(f"{len(list(expired_events))} events can be expired")
+            expired_events = list(expired_events)
+            logger.debug(f"{len(expired_events)} events can be expired")
 
             # delete the media from disk
             for expired in expired_events:
@@ -220,7 +221,8 @@ class EventCleanup(threading.Thread):
             .namedtuples()
             .iterator()
         )
-        logger.debug(f"{len(list(expired_events))} events can be expired")
+        expired_events = list(expired_events)
+        logger.debug(f"{len(expired_events)} events can be expired")
         # delete the media from disk
         for expired in expired_events:
             media_name = f"{expired.camera}-{expired.id}"