diff --git a/frigate/mqtt.py b/frigate/mqtt.py
index 79fb0713f..78efe83a3 100644
--- a/frigate/mqtt.py
+++ b/frigate/mqtt.py
@@ -26,10 +26,9 @@ class FrigateMqttClient:
     def __init__(
         self, config: FrigateConfig, camera_metrics: dict[str, CameraMetricsTypes]
     ) -> None:
-        self.config: FrigateConfig = config
+        self.config = config
         self.mqtt_config = config.mqtt
-        self.camera_metrics: dict[str, CameraMetricsTypes] = camera_metrics
-        self.client: mqtt.Client = None
+        self.camera_metrics = camera_metrics
         self.connected: bool = False
         self._start()
 
diff --git a/frigate/object_processing.py b/frigate/object_processing.py
index 56acf7667..575e697e5 100644
--- a/frigate/object_processing.py
+++ b/frigate/object_processing.py
@@ -12,8 +12,15 @@ from typing import Callable
 import cv2
 import numpy as np
 
-from frigate.config import CameraConfig, SnapshotsConfig, RecordConfig, FrigateConfig
+from frigate.config import (
+    CameraConfig,
+    MqttConfig,
+    SnapshotsConfig,
+    RecordConfig,
+    FrigateConfig,
+)
 from frigate.const import CLIPS_DIR
+from frigate.mqtt import FrigateMqttClient
 from frigate.util import (
     SharedMemoryFrameManager,
     calculate_region,
@@ -626,7 +633,7 @@ class TrackedObjectProcessor(threading.Thread):
     def __init__(
         self,
         config: FrigateConfig,
-        client,
+        client: FrigateMqttClient,
         topic_prefix,
         tracked_objects_queue,
         event_queue,
@@ -724,7 +731,7 @@ class TrackedObjectProcessor(threading.Thread):
             self.event_queue.put(("end", camera, obj.to_dict(include_thumbnail=True)))
 
         def snapshot(camera, obj: TrackedObject, current_frame_time):
-            mqtt_config = self.config.cameras[camera].mqtt
+            mqtt_config: MqttConfig = self.config.cameras[camera].mqtt
             if mqtt_config.enabled and self.should_mqtt_snapshot(camera, obj):
                 jpg_bytes = obj.get_jpg_bytes(
                     timestamp=mqtt_config.timestamp,
diff --git a/frigate/stats.py b/frigate/stats.py
index 62c8eeec6..e8b278e27 100644
--- a/frigate/stats.py
+++ b/frigate/stats.py
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ import shutil
 import os
 import requests
 from typing import Optional, Any
-from paho.mqtt.client import Client
 from multiprocessing.synchronize import Event as MpEvent
 
 from frigate.config import FrigateConfig
 from frigate.const import RECORD_DIR, CLIPS_DIR, CACHE_DIR
+from frigate.mqtt import FrigateMqttClient
 from frigate.types import StatsTrackingTypes, CameraMetricsTypes
 from frigate.version import VERSION
 from frigate.util import get_cpu_stats
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class StatsEmitter(threading.Thread):
         self,
         config: FrigateConfig,
         stats_tracking: StatsTrackingTypes,
-        mqtt_client: Client,
+        mqtt_client: FrigateMqttClient,
         topic_prefix: str,
         stop_event: MpEvent,
     ):