diff --git a/element_facemap/facial_behavior_estimation.py b/element_facemap/facial_behavior_estimation.py
index 9c7f4e9..51e32b8 100644
--- a/element_facemap/facial_behavior_estimation.py
+++ b/element_facemap/facial_behavior_estimation.py
@@ -318,14 +318,14 @@ def make(self, key):
             ]
 
             @memoized_result(uniqueness_dict=params, output_directory=output_dir)
-            def run_facemap_process():
+            def _run_facemap_process():
                 facemap_run(
                     filenames=video_files,
                     savepath=output_dir.as_posix(),
                     **params,
                 )
 
-            run_facemap_process()
+            _run_facemap_process()
 
         results_proc_fp = next(output_dir.glob("*_proc.npy"))
         creation_time = datetime.fromtimestamp(results_proc_fp.stat().st_ctime)