From f236b1a0c083517faa2c2f3ab5e823f24c6818d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josh Hawkins <32435876+hawkeye217@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2026 11:46:53 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] only log ffmpeg crashes when restarting

---
 frigate/video/ffmpeg.py | 12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frigate/video/ffmpeg.py b/frigate/video/ffmpeg.py
index 35b22458c7..9cf5dcd4e1 100644
--- a/frigate/video/ffmpeg.py
+++ b/frigate/video/ffmpeg.py
@@ -474,10 +474,10 @@ class CameraWatchdog(threading.Thread):
             if not self.capture_thread.is_alive():
                 self.detect_status.send("offline", now)
                 self.camera_fps.value = 0
-                self.logger.error(
-                    f"Ffmpeg process crashed unexpectedly for {self.config.name}."
-                )
                 if can_restart:
+                    self.logger.error(
+                        f"Ffmpeg process crashed unexpectedly for {self.config.name}."
+                    )
                     self.reset_capture_thread(terminate=False)
                     last_restart_time = now
             elif self.camera_fps.value >= (self.config.detect.fps + 10):
@@ -498,10 +498,10 @@ class CameraWatchdog(threading.Thread):
             elif now - self.capture_thread.current_frame.value > 20:
                 self.detect_status.send("offline", now)
                 self.camera_fps.value = 0
-                self.logger.info(
-                    f"No frames received from {self.config.name} in 20 seconds. Exiting ffmpeg..."
-                )
                 if can_restart:
+                    self.logger.info(
+                        f"No frames received from {self.config.name} in 20 seconds. Exiting ffmpeg..."
+                    )
                     self.reset_capture_thread()
                     last_restart_time = now
             else: