diff --git a/frigate/app.py b/frigate/app.py
index 6fdfdb125..796271908 100644
--- a/frigate/app.py
+++ b/frigate/app.py
@@ -592,19 +592,17 @@ class FrigateApp:
 
         # ensure the capture processes are done
         for name, camera in self.cameras.items():
-            capture_process = camera.camera_metrics.capture_process
-            if capture_process is not None:
+            if camera.capture_process is not None:
                 logger.info(f"Waiting for capture process for {name} to stop")
-                capture_process.terminate()
-                capture_process.join()
+                camera.capture_process.terminate()
+                camera.capture_process.join()
 
         # ensure the camera processors are done
         for name, camera in self.cameras.items():
-            camera_process = camera.camera_metrics.process
-            if camera_process is not None:
+            if camera.process is not None:
                 logger.info(f"Waiting for process for {name} to stop")
-                camera_process.terminate()
-                camera_process.join()
+                camera.process.terminate()
+                camera.process.join()
                 logger.info(f"Closing frame queue for {name}")
                 empty_and_close_queue(camera.camera_metrics.frame_queue)
 
diff --git a/frigate/camera/camera.py b/frigate/camera/camera.py
index 041d3d6b2..10a31b0a0 100644
--- a/frigate/camera/camera.py
+++ b/frigate/camera/camera.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 import multiprocessing as mp
 from multiprocessing.synchronize import Event
+from typing import Optional
 
 from frigate import util
 from frigate.config import FrigateConfig
@@ -22,6 +23,9 @@ class Camera:
     camera_metrics: CameraMetrics
     ptz_metrics: PTZMetrics
 
+    process: Optional[util.Process]
+    capture_process: Optional[util.Process]
+
     def __init__(self, name: str, config: FrigateConfig):
         self.name = name
         self.config = config
@@ -57,7 +61,8 @@ class Camera:
             ),
             daemon=True,
         )
-        self.camera_metrics.process = camera_process
+        self.process = camera_process
+        self.camera_metrics.process_pid.value = camera_process.pid or 0
         camera_process.start()
         logger.info(f"Camera processor started for {self.name}: {camera_process.pid}")
 
@@ -77,7 +82,8 @@ class Camera:
             ),
         )
         capture_process.daemon = True
-        self.camera_metrics.capture_process = capture_process
+        self.capture_process = capture_process
+        self.camera_metrics.capture_pid.value = capture_process.pid or 0
         capture_process.start()
         logger.info(f"Capture process started for {self.name}: {capture_process.pid}")
 
diff --git a/frigate/camera/metrics.py b/frigate/camera/metrics.py
index 456751c52..5da7b475b 100644
--- a/frigate/camera/metrics.py
+++ b/frigate/camera/metrics.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import multiprocessing as mp
 from multiprocessing.sharedctypes import Synchronized
 from multiprocessing.synchronize import Event
-from typing import Optional
 
 
 class CameraMetrics:
@@ -16,8 +15,8 @@ class CameraMetrics:
 
     frame_queue: mp.Queue
 
-    process: Optional[mp.Process]
-    capture_process: Optional[mp.Process]
+    process_pid: Synchronized
+    capture_pid: Synchronized
     ffmpeg_pid: Synchronized
 
     def __init__(self):
@@ -32,8 +31,8 @@ class CameraMetrics:
 
         self.frame_queue = mp.Queue(maxsize=2)
 
-        self.process = None
-        self.capture_process = None
+        self.process_pid = mp.Value("i", 0)
+        self.capture_pid = mp.Value("i", 0)
         self.ffmpeg_pid = mp.Value("i", 0)
 
 
diff --git a/frigate/stats/util.py b/frigate/stats/util.py
index d949ffee9..ad2f59f73 100644
--- a/frigate/stats/util.py
+++ b/frigate/stats/util.py
@@ -247,11 +247,9 @@ def stats_snapshot(
     stats["cameras"] = {}
     for name, camera_stats in camera_metrics.items():
         total_detection_fps += camera_stats.detection_fps.value
-        pid = camera_stats.process.pid if camera_stats.process else None
-        ffmpeg_pid = camera_stats.ffmpeg_pid.value if camera_stats.ffmpeg_pid else None
-        capture_pid = (
-            camera_stats.capture_process.pid if camera_stats.capture_process else None
-        )
+        pid = camera_stats.process_pid.value or None
+        capture_pid = camera_stats.capture_pid.value or None
+        ffmpeg_pid = camera_stats.ffmpeg_pid.value or None
         stats["cameras"][name] = {
             "camera_fps": round(camera_stats.camera_fps.value, 2),
             "process_fps": round(camera_stats.process_fps.value, 2),