diff --git a/management/server/posture/process.go b/management/server/posture/process.go
index 234bca82a..b8a2be406 100644
--- a/management/server/posture/process.go
+++ b/management/server/posture/process.go
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ func (p *ProcessCheck) Check(peer nbpeer.Peer) (bool, error) {
 	switch peer.Meta.GoOS {
 	case "darwin", "linux":
 		for _, process := range p.Processes {
-			if !slices.Contains(peerActiveProcesses, process.Path) {
+			if process.Path == "" || !slices.Contains(peerActiveProcesses, process.Path) {
 				return false, nil
 			}
 		}
 		return true, nil
 	case "windows":
 		for _, process := range p.Processes {
-			if !slices.Contains(peerActiveProcesses, process.WindowsPath) {
+			if process.WindowsPath == "" || !slices.Contains(peerActiveProcesses, process.WindowsPath) {
 				return false, nil
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/management/server/posture/process_test.go b/management/server/posture/process_test.go
index 271dde6f9..92b32cddc 100644
--- a/management/server/posture/process_test.go
+++ b/management/server/posture/process_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,26 @@ func TestProcessCheck_Check(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErr: false,
 			isValid: true,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "darwin with windows process paths",
+			input: peer.Peer{
+				Meta: peer.PeerSystemMeta{
+					GoOS: "darwin",
+					Processes: []peer.Process{
+						{Path: "process1"},
+						{Path: "process2"},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			check: ProcessCheck{
+				Processes: []Process{
+					{WindowsPath: "process1"},
+					{WindowsPath: "process2"},
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+			isValid: false,
+		},
 		{
 			name: "linux with matching processes",
 			input: peer.Peer{
@@ -55,6 +75,26 @@ func TestProcessCheck_Check(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErr: false,
 			isValid: true,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "linux with windows process paths",
+			input: peer.Peer{
+				Meta: peer.PeerSystemMeta{
+					GoOS: "linux",
+					Processes: []peer.Process{
+						{Path: "process1"},
+						{Path: "process2"},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			check: ProcessCheck{
+				Processes: []Process{
+					{WindowsPath: "process1"},
+					{WindowsPath: "process2"},
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+			isValid: false,
+		},
 		{
 			name: "linux with non-matching processes",
 			input: peer.Peer{
@@ -95,6 +135,26 @@ func TestProcessCheck_Check(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErr: false,
 			isValid: true,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "windows with darwin process paths",
+			input: peer.Peer{
+				Meta: peer.PeerSystemMeta{
+					GoOS: "windows",
+					Processes: []peer.Process{
+						{Path: "process1"},
+						{Path: "process2"},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			check: ProcessCheck{
+				Processes: []Process{
+					{Path: "process1"},
+					{Path: "process2"},
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+			isValid: false,
+		},
 		{
 			name: "windows with non-matching processes",
 			input: peer.Peer{