diff --git a/horde_worker_regen/process_management/horde_process.py b/horde_worker_regen/process_management/horde_process.py
index 28a89610..ed416393 100644
--- a/horde_worker_regen/process_management/horde_process.py
+++ b/horde_worker_regen/process_management/horde_process.py
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
 import time
 from abc import abstractmethod
 from enum import auto
-from multiprocessing.connection import PipeConnection
+
+try:
+    from multiprocessing.connection import PipeConnection as Connection
+except ImportError:
+    from multiprocessing.connection import Connection  # type: ignore
 from multiprocessing.synchronize import Lock
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
@@ -41,7 +45,7 @@ class HordeProcess(abc.ABC):
     """The type of process. This distinguishes between inference, safety, and potentially other process types."""
     process_message_queue: ProcessQueue
     """The queue the main process uses to receive messages from all worker processes."""
-    pipe_connection: PipeConnection  # FIXME # TODO - this could be a Queue?
+    pipe_connection: Connection  # FIXME # TODO - this could be a Queue?
     """Receives `HordeControlMessage`s from the main process."""
 
     disk_lock: Lock
@@ -76,7 +80,7 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         process_id: int,
         process_message_queue: ProcessQueue,
-        pipe_connection: PipeConnection,
+        pipe_connection: Connection,
         disk_lock: Lock,
     ) -> None:
         self.process_id = process_id
diff --git a/horde_worker_regen/process_management/inference_process.py b/horde_worker_regen/process_management/inference_process.py
index 88ecf28d..458b75f0 100644
--- a/horde_worker_regen/process_management/inference_process.py
+++ b/horde_worker_regen/process_management/inference_process.py
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@
 import io
 import time
 from enum import auto
-from multiprocessing.connection import PipeConnection
+
+try:
+    from multiprocessing.connection import PipeConnection as Connection
+except ImportError:
+    from multiprocessing.connection import Connection  # type: ignore
 from multiprocessing.synchronize import Lock, Semaphore
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
@@ -63,7 +67,7 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         process_id: int,
         process_message_queue: ProcessQueue,
-        pipe_connection: PipeConnection,
+        pipe_connection: Connection,
         inference_semaphore: Semaphore,
         disk_lock: Lock,
     ) -> None:
diff --git a/horde_worker_regen/process_management/safety_process.py b/horde_worker_regen/process_management/safety_process.py
index 5bdd7f5b..bfc6bd8c 100644
--- a/horde_worker_regen/process_management/safety_process.py
+++ b/horde_worker_regen/process_management/safety_process.py
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
 import time
 from enum import auto
 from io import BytesIO
-from multiprocessing.connection import PipeConnection
+
+try:
+    from multiprocessing.connection import PipeConnection as Connection
+except ImportError:
+    from multiprocessing.connection import Connection  # type: ignore
 from multiprocessing.synchronize import Lock
 
 import PIL
@@ -50,7 +54,7 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         process_id: int,
         process_message_queue: ProcessQueue,
-        pipe_connection: PipeConnection,
+        pipe_connection: Connection,
         disk_lock: Lock,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(process_id, process_message_queue, pipe_connection, disk_lock)
diff --git a/horde_worker_regen/process_management/worker_entry_points.py b/horde_worker_regen/process_management/worker_entry_points.py
index daabc8e9..7551f219 100644
--- a/horde_worker_regen/process_management/worker_entry_points.py
+++ b/horde_worker_regen/process_management/worker_entry_points.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import contextlib
-from multiprocessing.connection import PipeConnection
+
+try:
+    from multiprocessing.connection import PipeConnection as Connection
+except ImportError:
+    from multiprocessing.connection import Connection  # type: ignore
 from multiprocessing.synchronize import Lock, Semaphore
 
 from loguru import logger
@@ -12,7 +16,7 @@
 def start_inference_process(
     process_id: int,
     process_message_queue: ProcessQueue,
-    pipe_connection: PipeConnection,
+    pipe_connection: Connection,
     inference_semaphore: Semaphore,
     disk_lock: Lock,
 ) -> None:
@@ -30,7 +34,7 @@ def start_inference_process(
 def start_safety_process(
     process_id: int,
     process_message_queue: ProcessQueue,
-    pipe_connection: PipeConnection,
+    pipe_connection: Connection,
     disk_lock: Lock,
 ) -> None:
     worker_process = HordeSafetyProcess(