diff --git a/src/zm_event.cpp b/src/zm_event.cpp
index b21822297..0c43b40f9 100644
--- a/src/zm_event.cpp
+++ b/src/zm_event.cpp
@@ -296,10 +296,11 @@ void Event::updateNotes(const StringSetMap &newNoteSetMap) {
   }  // end if update
 }  // void Event::updateNotes(const StringSetMap &newNoteSetMap)
 
-void Event::AddPacket(ZMLockedPacket *packetlock) {
+void Event::AddPacket(const std::shared_ptr<ZMPacket>&packet) {
   {
     std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lck(packet_queue_mutex);
-    packet_queue.push(packetlock);
+
+    packet_queue.push(std::move(packet));
   }
   packet_queue_condition.notify_one();
 }
@@ -683,11 +684,10 @@ void Event::Run() {
   if (storage != monitor->getStorage())
     delete storage;
 
-
   // The idea is to process the queue no matter what so that all packets get processed.
   // We only break if the queue is empty
   while (true) {
-    ZMLockedPacket * packet_lock = nullptr;
+    std::shared_ptr<ZMPacket> packet = nullptr;
     {
       std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lck(packet_queue_mutex);
 
@@ -697,14 +697,13 @@ void Event::Run() {
         // Neccessary because we don't hold the lock in the while condition
       } 
       if (!packet_queue.empty()) {
-        // Packets on this queue are locked. They are locked by analysis thread
-        packet_lock = packet_queue.front();
+        packet = packet_queue.front();
         packet_queue.pop();
       }
     }  // end lock scope
-    if (packet_lock) {
-      this->AddPacket_(packet_lock->packet_);
-      delete packet_lock;
+    if (packet) {
+      Debug(1, "Adding packet %d", packet->image_index);
+      this->AddPacket_(packet);
     }
   }  // end while
 }  // end Run()
diff --git a/src/zm_event.h b/src/zm_event.h
index f26cd9733..f2515b5c1 100644
--- a/src/zm_event.h
+++ b/src/zm_event.h
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class Event {
 
     void createNotes(std::string &notes);
 
-    std::queue<ZMLockedPacket *> packet_queue;
+    std::queue<std::shared_ptr<ZMPacket>> packet_queue;
     std::mutex packet_queue_mutex;
     std::condition_variable packet_queue_condition;
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class Event {
     SystemTimePoint EndTime() const { return end_time; }
     TimePoint::duration Duration() const { return end_time - start_time; };
 
-    void AddPacket(ZMLockedPacket *);
+    void AddPacket(const std::shared_ptr<ZMPacket> &p);
     void AddPacket_(const std::shared_ptr<ZMPacket> &p);
     bool WritePacket(const std::shared_ptr<ZMPacket> &p);
     bool SendFrameImage(const Image *image, bool alarm_frame=false);
diff --git a/src/zm_monitor.cpp b/src/zm_monitor.cpp
index 2c058c1e7..0eda55d77 100644
--- a/src/zm_monitor.cpp
+++ b/src/zm_monitor.cpp
@@ -2263,7 +2263,7 @@ bool Monitor::Analyse() {
     }
 
     if (event) {
-      event->AddPacket(packet_lock);
+      event->AddPacket(snap);
     } else {
       // In the case where people have pre-alarm frames, the web ui will generate the frame images
       // from the mp4. So no one will notice anyways.
@@ -2283,9 +2283,9 @@ bool Monitor::Analyse() {
       // Free up the decoded frame as well, we won't be using it for anything at this time.
       snap->out_frame = nullptr;
 
-      delete packet_lock;
     }
   }  // end scope for event_lock
+  delete packet_lock;
 
   packetqueue.increment_it(analysis_it);
   shared_data->last_read_time = std::chrono::system_clock::to_time_t(std::chrono::system_clock::now());
@@ -2892,7 +2892,10 @@ Event * Monitor::openEvent(
   // Write out starting packets, do not modify packetqueue it will garbage collect itself
   while (starting_packet_lock && (*start_it != *analysis_it) && !zm_terminate) {
     ZM_DUMP_PACKET(starting_packet_lock->packet_->packet, "Queuing packet for event");
-    event->AddPacket(starting_packet_lock);
+
+    event->AddPacket(starting_packet);
+    delete starting_packet_lock;
+    starting_packet_lock = nullptr;
 
     packetqueue.increment_it(start_it);
     if ((*start_it) != *analysis_it) {