diff --git a/docs/docs/configuration/index.md b/docs/docs/configuration/index.md
index dde11d2ad..0fcc2d614 100644
--- a/docs/docs/configuration/index.md
+++ b/docs/docs/configuration/index.md
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ birdseye:
 # More information about presets at https://docs.frigate.video/configuration/ffmpeg_presets
 ffmpeg:
   # Optional: global ffmpeg args (default: shown below)
-  global_args: -hide_banner -loglevel warning
+  global_args: -hide_banner -loglevel warning -threads 1
   # Optional: global hwaccel args (default: shown below)
   # NOTE: See hardware acceleration docs for your specific device
   hwaccel_args: []
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ ffmpeg:
   # Optional: global output args
   output_args:
     # Optional: output args for detect streams (default: shown below)
-    detect: -f rawvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p
+    detect: -threads 1 -f rawvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p
     # Optional: output args for record streams (default: shown below)
     record: preset-record-generic
     # Optional: output args for rtmp streams (default: shown below)
diff --git a/frigate/config.py b/frigate/config.py
index 8744ef3d5..70d85ff66 100644
--- a/frigate/config.py
+++ b/frigate/config.py
@@ -370,9 +370,16 @@ class BirdseyeCameraConfig(BaseModel):
     )
 
 
-FFMPEG_GLOBAL_ARGS_DEFAULT = ["-hide_banner", "-loglevel", "warning"]
+FFMPEG_GLOBAL_ARGS_DEFAULT = ["-hide_banner", "-loglevel", "warning", "-threads", "1"]
 FFMPEG_INPUT_ARGS_DEFAULT = "preset-rtsp-generic"
-DETECT_FFMPEG_OUTPUT_ARGS_DEFAULT = ["-f", "rawvideo", "-pix_fmt", "yuv420p"]
+DETECT_FFMPEG_OUTPUT_ARGS_DEFAULT = [
+    "-threads",
+    "1",
+    "-f",
+    "rawvideo",
+    "-pix_fmt",
+    "yuv420p",
+]
 RTMP_FFMPEG_OUTPUT_ARGS_DEFAULT = "preset-rtmp-generic"
 RECORD_FFMPEG_OUTPUT_ARGS_DEFAULT = "preset-record-generic"
 
diff --git a/frigate/ffmpeg_presets.py b/frigate/ffmpeg_presets.py
index cae1bd451..db9a1c688 100644
--- a/frigate/ffmpeg_presets.py
+++ b/frigate/ffmpeg_presets.py
@@ -92,30 +92,18 @@ PRESETS_HW_ACCEL_DECODE = {
         "cuda",
         "-hwaccel_output_format",
         "cuda",
-        "-extra_hw_frames",
-        "2",
-        "-c:v",
-        "h264_cuvid",
     ],
     "preset-nvidia-h265": [
         "-hwaccel",
         "cuda",
         "-hwaccel_output_format",
         "cuda",
-        "-extra_hw_frames",
-        "2",
-        "-c:v",
-        "hevc_cuvid",
     ],
     "preset-nvidia-mjpeg": [
         "-hwaccel",
         "cuda",
         "-hwaccel_output_format",
         "cuda",
-        "-extra_hw_frames",
-        "2",
-        "-c:v",
-        "mjpeg_cuvid",
     ],
 }