diff --git a/frigate/app.py b/frigate/app.py
index d183134e3..2b1198278 100644
--- a/frigate/app.py
+++ b/frigate/app.py
@@ -324,7 +324,6 @@ class FrigateApp:
 
     def init_external_event_processor(self) -> None:
         self.external_event_processor = ExternalEventProcessor(self.config)
-        self.external_event_processor.start()
 
     def init_inter_process_communicator(self) -> None:
         self.inter_process_communicator = InterProcessCommunicator()
diff --git a/frigate/events/external.py b/frigate/events/external.py
index 265c217d5..a9ebf569c 100644
--- a/frigate/events/external.py
+++ b/frigate/events/external.py
@@ -135,3 +135,6 @@ class ExternalEventProcessor:
         thumb = cv2.resize(img_frame, dsize=(width, 175), interpolation=cv2.INTER_AREA)
         ret, jpg = cv2.imencode(".jpg", thumb)
         return base64.b64encode(jpg.tobytes()).decode("utf-8")
+
+    def stop(self):
+        self.event_sender.stop()
diff --git a/frigate/events/maintainer.py b/frigate/events/maintainer.py
index a93f19426..720022e05 100644
--- a/frigate/events/maintainer.py
+++ b/frigate/events/maintainer.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class EventProcessor(threading.Thread):
 
             source_type, event_type, camera, event_data = update
 
-            logger.error(
+            logger.debug(
                 f"Event received: {source_type} {event_type} {camera} {event_data['id']}"
             )