diff --git a/metricbeat/module/system/process/process.go b/metricbeat/module/system/process/process.go
index cebe224916e..684c87059c9 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/system/process/process.go
+++ b/metricbeat/module/system/process/process.go
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ func (m *MetricSet) Fetch(r mb.ReporterV2) error {
 	if m.setpid == 0 {
 		procs, roots, err := m.stats.Get()
 		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, process.NonFatalErr{}) {
+			// return only if the error is fatal in nature
 			return fmt.Errorf("process stats: %w", err)
 		}
 
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/system/process_summary/process_summary.go b/metricbeat/module/system/process_summary/process_summary.go
index 9bf78f0bf45..cbf1c63a2fe 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/system/process_summary/process_summary.go
+++ b/metricbeat/module/system/process_summary/process_summary.go
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ func (m *MetricSet) Fetch(r mb.ReporterV2) error {
 
 	procList, degradeErr := process.ListStates(m.sys)
 	if degradeErr != nil && !errors.Is(degradeErr, process.NonFatalErr{}) {
+		// return only if the error is fatal in nature
 		return fmt.Errorf("error fetching process list: %w", degradeErr)
 	}