diff --git a/frigate/events/audio.py b/frigate/events/audio.py
index f4b382eba..66a27fcd0 100644
--- a/frigate/events/audio.py
+++ b/frigate/events/audio.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 import datetime
 import logging
-import signal
-import sys
 import threading
 import time
 from typing import Tuple
@@ -73,46 +71,42 @@ class AudioProcessor(util.Process):
     ):
         super().__init__(name="frigate.audio_manager", daemon=True)
 
-        self.logger = logging.getLogger(self.name)
         self.camera_metrics = camera_metrics
         self.cameras = cameras
 
     def run(self) -> None:
-        stop_event = threading.Event()
         audio_threads: list[AudioEventMaintainer] = []
 
         threading.current_thread().name = "process:audio_manager"
-        signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, lambda sig, frame: sys.exit())
 
         if len(self.cameras) == 0:
             return
 
-        try:
-            for camera in self.cameras:
-                audio_thread = AudioEventMaintainer(
-                    camera,
-                    self.camera_metrics,
-                    stop_event,
-                )
-                audio_threads.append(audio_thread)
-                audio_thread.start()
+        for camera in self.cameras:
+            audio_thread = AudioEventMaintainer(
+                camera,
+                self.camera_metrics,
+                self.stop_event,
+            )
+            audio_threads.append(audio_thread)
+            audio_thread.start()
 
-            self.logger.info(f"Audio processor started (pid: {self.pid})")
+        self.logger.info(f"Audio processor started (pid: {self.pid})")
 
-            while True:
-                signal.pause()
-        finally:
-            stop_event.set()
-            for thread in audio_threads:
-                thread.join(1)
-                if thread.is_alive():
-                    self.logger.info(f"Waiting for thread {thread.name:s} to exit")
-                    thread.join(10)
+        while not self.stop_event.wait():
+            pass
 
-            for thread in audio_threads:
-                if thread.is_alive():
-                    self.logger.warning(f"Thread {thread.name} is still alive")
-            self.logger.info("Exiting audio processor")
+        for thread in audio_threads:
+            thread.join(1)
+            if thread.is_alive():
+                self.logger.info(f"Waiting for thread {thread.name:s} to exit")
+                thread.join(10)
+
+        for thread in audio_threads:
+            if thread.is_alive():
+                self.logger.warning(f"Thread {thread.name} is still alive")
+
+        self.logger.info("Exiting audio processor")
 
 
 class AudioEventMaintainer(threading.Thread):
diff --git a/frigate/util/process.py b/frigate/util/process.py
index 1a14cae58..ac15539fe 100644
--- a/frigate/util/process.py
+++ b/frigate/util/process.py
@@ -1,15 +1,29 @@
+import faulthandler
 import logging
 import multiprocessing as mp
+import signal
+import sys
+import threading
 from functools import wraps
 from logging.handlers import QueueHandler
-from typing import Any
+from typing import Any, Callable, Optional
 
 import frigate.log
 
 
 class BaseProcess(mp.Process):
-    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        *,
+        name: Optional[str] = None,
+        target: Optional[Callable] = None,
+        args: tuple = (),
+        kwargs: dict = {},
+        daemon: Optional[bool] = None,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(
+            name=name, target=target, args=args, kwargs=kwargs, daemon=daemon
+        )
 
     def start(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.before_start()
@@ -46,10 +60,36 @@ class BaseProcess(mp.Process):
 
 
 class Process(BaseProcess):
+    logger: logging.Logger
+
+    @property
+    def stop_event(self) -> threading.Event:
+        # Lazily create the stop_event. This allows the signal handler to tell if anyone is
+        # monitoring the stop event, and to raise a SystemExit if not.
+        if "stop_event" not in self.__dict__:
+            self.__dict__["stop_event"] = threading.Event()
+        return self.__dict__["stop_event"]
+
     def before_start(self) -> None:
         self.__log_queue = frigate.log.log_listener.queue
 
     def before_run(self) -> None:
-        if self.__log_queue:
-            logging.basicConfig(handlers=[], force=True)
-            logging.getLogger().addHandler(QueueHandler(self.__log_queue))
+        faulthandler.enable()
+
+        def receiveSignal(signalNumber, frame):
+            # Get the stop_event through the dict to bypass lazy initialization.
+            stop_event = self.__dict__.get("stop_event")
+            if stop_event is not None:
+                # Someone is monitoring stop_event. We should set it.
+                stop_event.set()
+            else:
+                # Nobody is monitoring stop_event. We should raise SystemExit.
+                sys.exit()
+
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, receiveSignal)
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, receiveSignal)
+
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger(self.name)
+
+        logging.basicConfig(handlers=[], force=True)
+        logging.getLogger().addHandler(QueueHandler(self.__log_queue))