diff --git a/frigate/test/test_maintainer.py b/frigate/test/test_maintainer.py
index d978cfd9f..49712749e 100644
--- a/frigate/test/test_maintainer.py
+++ b/frigate/test/test_maintainer.py
@@ -2,16 +2,29 @@ import sys
 import unittest
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
-# Mock complex imports before importing maintainer
-sys.modules["frigate.comms.inter_process"] = MagicMock()
-sys.modules["frigate.comms.detections_updater"] = MagicMock()
-sys.modules["frigate.comms.recordings_updater"] = MagicMock()
-sys.modules["frigate.config.camera.updater"] = MagicMock()
+# Mock complex imports before importing maintainer, saving originals so we can
+# restore them after import and avoid polluting sys.modules for other tests.
+_MOCKED_MODULES = [
+    "frigate.comms.inter_process",
+    "frigate.comms.detections_updater",
+    "frigate.comms.recordings_updater",
+    "frigate.config.camera.updater",
+]
+_originals = {name: sys.modules.get(name) for name in _MOCKED_MODULES}
+for name in _MOCKED_MODULES:
+    sys.modules[name] = MagicMock()
 
 # Now import the class under test
 from frigate.config import FrigateConfig  # noqa: E402
 from frigate.record.maintainer import RecordingMaintainer  # noqa: E402
 
+# Restore original modules (or remove mock if there was no original)
+for name, orig in _originals.items():
+    if orig is None:
+        sys.modules.pop(name, None)
+    else:
+        sys.modules[name] = orig
+
 
 class TestMaintainer(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
     async def test_move_files_survives_bad_filename(self):
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