diff --git a/frigate/app.py b/frigate/app.py
index a8641c1dd..6a10375ef 100644
--- a/frigate/app.py
+++ b/frigate/app.py
@@ -556,11 +556,11 @@ class FrigateApp:
         self.init_recording_manager()
         self.init_review_segment_manager()
         self.init_go2rtc()
-        self.start_detectors()
         self.init_embeddings_manager()
         self.bind_database()
         self.check_db_data_migrations()
         self.init_inter_process_communicator()
+        self.start_detectors()
         self.init_dispatcher()
         self.init_embeddings_client()
         self.start_video_output_processor()