diff --git a/frigate/comms/mqtt.py b/frigate/comms/mqtt.py
index eaaadfe9f..ca9d03da7 100644
--- a/frigate/comms/mqtt.py
+++ b/frigate/comms/mqtt.py
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ class MqttClient(Communicator):  # type: ignore[misc]
     def __init__(self, config: FrigateConfig) -> None:
         self.config = config
         self.mqtt_config = config.mqtt
-        self.connected: bool = False
+        self.connected = False
+        self.started = False
 
     def subscribe(self, receiver: Callable) -> None:
         """Wrapper for allowing dispatcher to subscribe."""
@@ -27,7 +28,8 @@ class MqttClient(Communicator):  # type: ignore[misc]
     def publish(self, topic: str, payload: Any, retain: bool = False) -> None:
         """Wrapper for publishing when client is in valid state."""
         if not self.connected:
-            logger.error(f"Unable to publish to {topic}: client is not connected")
+            if self.started:
+                logger.error(f"Unable to publish to {topic}: client is not connected")
             return
 
         self.client.publish(
@@ -197,14 +199,6 @@ class MqttClient(Communicator):  # type: ignore[misc]
 
         for name in self.config.cameras.keys():
             for callback in callback_types:
-                # We need to pre-clear existing set topics because in previous
-                # versions the webUI retained on the /set topic but this is
-                # no longer the case.
-                self.client.publish(
-                    f"{self.mqtt_config.topic_prefix}/{name}/{callback}/set",
-                    None,
-                    retain=True,
-                )
                 self.client.message_callback_add(
                     f"{self.mqtt_config.topic_prefix}/{name}/{callback}/set",
                     self.on_mqtt_command,
@@ -253,6 +247,7 @@ class MqttClient(Communicator):  # type: ignore[misc]
             # with connect_async, retries are handled automatically
             self.client.connect_async(self.mqtt_config.host, self.mqtt_config.port, 60)
             self.client.loop_start()
+            self.started = True
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Unable to connect to MQTT server: {e}")
             return
diff --git a/frigate/review/maintainer.py b/frigate/review/maintainer.py
index d87e1d33c..38ed59294 100644
--- a/frigate/review/maintainer.py
+++ b/frigate/review/maintainer.py
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ class ReviewSegmentMaintainer(threading.Thread):
 
         if len(active_objects) > 0:
             detections: dict[str, str] = {}
-            sub_labels = dict[str, str] = {}
+            sub_labels: dict[str, str] = {}
             zones: list[str] = []
             severity = None
 
diff --git a/frigate/util/services.py b/frigate/util/services.py
index 7ff46f039..a71729263 100644
--- a/frigate/util/services.py
+++ b/frigate/util/services.py
@@ -257,6 +257,40 @@ def get_amd_gpu_stats() -> dict[str, str]:
 
 def get_intel_gpu_stats() -> dict[str, str]:
     """Get stats using intel_gpu_top."""
+
+    def get_stats_manually(output: str) -> dict[str, str]:
+        """Find global stats via regex when json fails to parse."""
+        reading = "".join(output)
+        results: dict[str, str] = {}
+
+        # render is used for qsv
+        render = []
+        for result in re.findall(r'"Render/3D/0":{[a-z":\d.,%]+}', reading):
+            packet = json.loads(result[14:])
+            single = packet.get("busy", 0.0)
+            render.append(float(single))
+
+        if render:
+            render_avg = sum(render) / len(render)
+        else:
+            render_avg = 1
+
+        # video is used for vaapi
+        video = []
+        for result in re.findall(r'"Video/\d":{[a-z":\d.,%]+}', reading):
+            packet = json.loads(result[10:])
+            single = packet.get("busy", 0.0)
+            video.append(float(single))
+
+        if video:
+            video_avg = sum(video) / len(video)
+        else:
+            video_avg = 1
+
+        results["gpu"] = f"{round((video_avg + render_avg) / 2, 2)}%"
+        results["mem"] = "-%"
+        return results
+
     intel_gpu_top_command = [
         "timeout",
         "0.5s",
@@ -284,22 +318,7 @@ def get_intel_gpu_stats() -> dict[str, str]:
         try:
             data = json.loads(f"[{output}]")
         except json.JSONDecodeError:
-            data = None
-
-            # json is incomplete, remove characters until we get to valid json
-            while True:
-                while output and output[-1] != "}":
-                    output = output[:-1]
-
-                if not output:
-                    return {"gpu": "", "mem": ""}
-
-                try:
-                    data = json.loads(f"[{output}]")
-                    break
-                except json.JSONDecodeError:
-                    output = output[:-1]
-                    continue
+            return get_stats_manually(output)
 
         results: dict[str, str] = {}
         render = {"global": []}