diff --git a/benchmark.py b/benchmark.py
index 1f39302a7..46adc59df 100755
--- a/benchmark.py
+++ b/benchmark.py
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ from statistics import mean
 
 import numpy as np
 
-import frigate.util as util
 from frigate.config import DetectorTypeEnum
 from frigate.object_detection.base import (
     ObjectDetectProcess,
     RemoteObjectDetector,
     load_labels,
 )
+from frigate.util.process import FrigateProcess
 
 my_frame = np.expand_dims(np.full((300, 300, 3), 1, np.uint8), axis=0)
 labels = load_labels("/labelmap.txt")
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ edgetpu_process_2 = ObjectDetectProcess(
 )
 
 for x in range(0, 10):
-    camera_process = util.Process(
+    camera_process = FrigateProcess(
         target=start, args=(x, 300, detection_queue, events[str(x)])
     )
     camera_process.daemon = True
diff --git a/frigate/embeddings/__init__.py b/frigate/embeddings/__init__.py
index 191acf0fd..0e2e3453d 100644
--- a/frigate/embeddings/__init__.py
+++ b/frigate/embeddings/__init__.py
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ from frigate.const import CONFIG_DIR, FACE_DIR
 from frigate.data_processing.types import DataProcessorMetrics
 from frigate.db.sqlitevecq import SqliteVecQueueDatabase
 from frigate.models import Event
-from frigate.util import Process as FrigateProcess
 from frigate.util.builtin import serialize
 from frigate.util.classification import kickoff_model_training
+from frigate.util.process import FrigateProcess
 
 from .maintainer import EmbeddingMaintainer
 from .util import ZScoreNormalization
diff --git a/frigate/events/audio.py b/frigate/events/audio.py
index d7242cf2b..7f94c2a00 100644
--- a/frigate/events/audio.py
+++ b/frigate/events/audio.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ from typing import Any, Tuple
 
 import numpy as np
 
-import frigate.util as util
 from frigate.comms.detections_updater import DetectionPublisher, DetectionTypeEnum
 from frigate.comms.event_metadata_updater import (
     EventMetadataPublisher,
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@ from frigate.ffmpeg_presets import parse_preset_input
 from frigate.log import LogPipe
 from frigate.object_detection.base import load_labels
 from frigate.util.builtin import get_ffmpeg_arg_list
+from frigate.util.process import FrigateProcess
 from frigate.video import start_or_restart_ffmpeg, stop_ffmpeg
 
 try:
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def get_ffmpeg_command(ffmpeg: FfmpegConfig) -> list[str]:
     )
 
 
-class AudioProcessor(util.Process):
+class AudioProcessor(FrigateProcess):
     name = "frigate.audio_manager"
 
     def __init__(
diff --git a/frigate/object_detection/base.py b/frigate/object_detection/base.py
index e86b1b036..2953f86eb 100644
--- a/frigate/object_detection/base.py
+++ b/frigate/object_detection/base.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from multiprocessing.synchronize import Event as MpEvent
 
 import numpy as np
 
-import frigate.util as util
 from frigate.comms.object_detector_signaler import (
     ObjectDetectorPublisher,
     ObjectDetectorSubscriber,
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ from frigate.detectors.detector_config import (
 )
 from frigate.util.builtin import EventsPerSecond, load_labels
 from frigate.util.image import SharedMemoryFrameManager, UntrackedSharedMemory
+from frigate.util.process import FrigateProcess
 
 from .util import tensor_transform
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class LocalObjectDetector(ObjectDetector):
         return self.detect_api.detect_raw(tensor_input=tensor_input)
 
 
-class DetectorRunner(util.Process):
+class DetectorRunner(FrigateProcess):
     def __init__(
         self,
         name,
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class ObjectDetectProcess:
         self.detection_queue = detection_queue
         self.avg_inference_speed = Value("d", 0.01)
         self.detection_start = Value("d", 0.0)
-        self.detect_process: util.Process | None = None
+        self.detect_process: FrigateProcess | None = None
         self.config = config
         self.detector_config = detector_config
         self.start_or_restart()
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class ObjectDetectProcess:
         if (self.detect_process is not None) and self.detect_process.is_alive():
             self.stop()
         self.detect_process = DetectorRunner(
-            f"detector:{self.name}",
+            f"frigate.detector:{self.name}",
             self.detection_queue,
             self.cameras,
             self.avg_inference_speed,
diff --git a/frigate/output/output.py b/frigate/output/output.py
index 0cb8a649f..da5906e78 100644
--- a/frigate/output/output.py
+++ b/frigate/output/output.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ from ws4py.server.wsgirefserver import (
 )
 from ws4py.server.wsgiutils import WebSocketWSGIApplication
 
-import frigate.util as util
 from frigate.comms.detections_updater import DetectionSubscriber, DetectionTypeEnum
 from frigate.comms.ws import WebSocket
 from frigate.config import FrigateConfig
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ from frigate.output.birdseye import Birdseye
 from frigate.output.camera import JsmpegCamera
 from frigate.output.preview import PreviewRecorder
 from frigate.util.image import SharedMemoryFrameManager, get_blank_yuv_frame
+from frigate.util.process import FrigateProcess
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def check_disabled_camera_update(
         birdseye.all_cameras_disabled()
 
 
-class OutputProcess(util.Process):
+class OutputProcess(FrigateProcess):
     def __init__(self, config: FrigateConfig) -> None:
         super().__init__(name="frigate.output", daemon=True)
         self.config = config
diff --git a/frigate/record/record.py b/frigate/record/record.py
index 153560a11..c52260745 100644
--- a/frigate/record/record.py
+++ b/frigate/record/record.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from playhouse.sqliteq import SqliteQueueDatabase
 from frigate.config import FrigateConfig
 from frigate.models import Recordings, ReviewSegment
 from frigate.record.maintainer import RecordingMaintainer
-from frigate.util import Process as FrigateProcess
+from frigate.util.process import FrigateProcess
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/frigate/review/review.py b/frigate/review/review.py
index e687f4f45..677d07776 100644
--- a/frigate/review/review.py
+++ b/frigate/review/review.py
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 
 import logging
 
-import frigate.util as util
 from frigate.config import FrigateConfig
 from frigate.review.maintainer import ReviewSegmentMaintainer
+from frigate.util.process import FrigateProcess
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class ReviewProcess(util.Process):
+class ReviewProcess(FrigateProcess):
     def __init__(self, config: FrigateConfig) -> None:
         super().__init__(name="frigate.review_segment_manager", daemon=True)
         self.config = config
diff --git a/frigate/util/__init__.py b/frigate/util/__init__.py
index 307bf4f8b..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/frigate/util/__init__.py
+++ b/frigate/util/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-from .process import Process
-
-__all__ = ["Process"]
diff --git a/frigate/util/classification.py b/frigate/util/classification.py
index 842f38fa2..c6e2b5878 100644
--- a/frigate/util/classification.py
+++ b/frigate/util/classification.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from frigate.comms.embeddings_updater import EmbeddingsRequestEnum, EmbeddingsRe
 from frigate.comms.inter_process import InterProcessRequestor
 from frigate.const import CLIPS_DIR, MODEL_CACHE_DIR, UPDATE_MODEL_STATE
 from frigate.types import ModelStatusTypesEnum
-from frigate.util import Process
+from frigate.util.process import FrigateProcess
 
 BATCH_SIZE = 16
 EPOCHS = 50
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ def kickoff_model_training(
     # run training in sub process so that
     # tensorflow will free CPU / GPU memory
     # upon training completion
-    training_process = Process(
+    training_process = FrigateProcess(
         target=__train_classification_model,
         name=f"model_training:{model_name}",
         args=(model_name,),
diff --git a/frigate/util/process.py b/frigate/util/process.py
index 6e3459c6b..9234a0ea6 100644
--- a/frigate/util/process.py
+++ b/frigate/util/process.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class BaseProcess(mp.Process):
         pass
 
 
-class Process(BaseProcess):
+class FrigateProcess(BaseProcess):
     logger: logging.Logger
 
     @property
diff --git a/frigate/video.py b/frigate/video.py
index 80deae707..5a7f67269 100755
--- a/frigate/video.py
+++ b/frigate/video.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ from typing import Any
 
 import cv2
 
-import frigate.util as util
 from frigate.camera import CameraMetrics, PTZMetrics
 from frigate.comms.inter_process import InterProcessRequestor
 from frigate.config import CameraConfig, DetectConfig, ModelConfig
@@ -51,6 +50,7 @@ from frigate.util.object import (
     is_object_filtered,
     reduce_detections,
 )
+from frigate.util.process import FrigateProcess
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ class CameraCaptureRunner(threading.Thread):
         )
 
 
-class CameraCapture(util.Process):
+class CameraCapture(FrigateProcess):
     def __init__(
         self, config: CameraConfig, shm_frame_count: int, camera_metrics: CameraMetrics
     ) -> None:
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ class CameraCapture(util.Process):
         camera_watchdog.join()
 
 
-class CameraTracker(util.Process):
+class CameraTracker(FrigateProcess):
     def __init__(
         self,
         config: CameraConfig,