diff --git a/detect_objects.py b/detect_objects.py
index ce3aae0fc..46d68fd9f 100644
--- a/detect_objects.py
+++ b/detect_objects.py
@@ -91,15 +91,18 @@ flask_db = FlaskDB(app)
 db = flask_db.database
 log = logging.getLogger('werkzeug')
 log.setLevel(logging.ERROR)
+peewee_log = logging.getLogger('peewee')
+peewee_log.addHandler(logging.StreamHandler())
+peewee_log.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
 class Event(flask_db.Model):
     id = CharField(null=False, primary_key=True, max_length=30)
     label = CharField(index=True, max_length=20)
     camera = CharField(index=True, max_length=20)
-    start_time = DateTimeField(),
-    end_time = DateTimeField(),
-    top_score = FloatField(),
-    false_positive = BooleanField(),
+    start_time = DateTimeField()
+    end_time = DateTimeField()
+    top_score = FloatField()
+    false_positive = BooleanField()
     zones = JSONField()
 
 def init_db():
@@ -303,7 +306,7 @@ def main():
         camera_process['process'].start()
         print(f"Camera process started for {name}: {camera_process['process'].pid}")
 
-    event_processor = EventProcessor(CONFIG, camera_process_info, CACHE_DIR, CLIPS_DIR, event_queue, stop_event)
+    event_processor = EventProcessor(CONFIG, camera_process_info, CACHE_DIR, CLIPS_DIR, event_queue, stop_event, Event)
     event_processor.start()
     
     object_processor = TrackedObjectProcessor(CONFIG['cameras'], client, MQTT_TOPIC_PREFIX, tracked_objects_queue, event_queue, stop_event)
@@ -353,9 +356,7 @@ def main():
     
     @app.route('/events')
     def events():
-        events = Event.select().dicts()
-        # if events is None:
-        #     return jsonify([])
+        events = Event.select()
         return jsonify([model_to_dict(e) for e in events])
 
     @app.route('/debug/stats')
diff --git a/frigate/events.py b/frigate/events.py
index 51bfef392..94bc59408 100644
--- a/frigate/events.py
+++ b/frigate/events.py
@@ -7,10 +7,9 @@ import json
 import datetime
 import subprocess as sp
 import queue
-from tinydb import TinyDB
 
 class EventProcessor(threading.Thread):
-    def __init__(self, config, camera_processes, cache_dir, clip_dir, event_queue, stop_event):
+    def __init__(self, config, camera_processes, cache_dir, clip_dir, event_queue, stop_event, Event):
         threading.Thread.__init__(self)
         self.config = config
         self.camera_processes = camera_processes
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ class EventProcessor(threading.Thread):
         self.event_queue = event_queue
         self.events_in_process = {}
         self.stop_event = stop_event
-        self.db = TinyDB(f"{os.path.join(self.clip_dir, 'events')}.json")
+        self.Event = Event
     
     def refresh_cache(self):
         cached_files = os.listdir(self.cache_dir)
@@ -178,16 +177,17 @@ class EventProcessor(threading.Thread):
                 self.events_in_process[event_data['id']] = event_data
 
             if event_type == 'end':
-                self.db.insert({
-                  'id': event_data['id'],
-                  'label': event_data['label'],
-                  'camera': camera,
-                  'start_time': event_data['start_time'],
-                  'end_time': event_data['end_time'],
-                  'top_score': event_data['top_score'],
-                  'false_positive': event_data['false_positive'],
-                  'zones': list(event_data['entered_zones'])
-                })
+                self.Event.create(
+                    id=event_data['id'],
+                    label=event_data['label'],
+                    camera=camera,
+                    start_time=event_data['start_time'],
+                    end_time=event_data['end_time'],
+                    top_score=event_data['top_score'],
+                    false_positive=event_data['false_positive'],
+                    zones=list(event_data['entered_zones'])
+                )
+
                 if len(self.cached_clips) > 0 and not event_data['false_positive']:
                     self.create_clip(camera, event_data, save_clips_config.get('pre_capture', 30))
                 del self.events_in_process[event_data['id']]