diff --git a/pkg/server/server.go b/pkg/server/server.go
index 40cab9fc488..d87535ab509 100644
--- a/pkg/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/server/server.go
@@ -166,14 +166,12 @@ func (s *Server) GetEventsWG(request *tetragon.GetEventsRequest, server tetragon
 			// Filter the GetEventsResponse fields
 			filters := filters.FieldFiltersFromGetEventsRequest(request)
 			filterEvent := event
-			if len(filters) > 0 && filterEvent.GetProcessExec() != nil { // this is an exec event and we have fieldFilters
-				// We need a copy of the exec event as modifing the original message
+			if len(filters) > 0 && (filterEvent.GetProcessExec() != nil || filterEvent.GetProcessExit() != nil) { // this is an exec or exit event and we have fieldFilters
+				// We need a copy of the exec or exit event as modifing the original message
 				// can cause issues in the process cache (we keep a copy of that message there).
 				filterEvent = proto.Clone(event).(*tetragon.GetEventsResponse)
 			}
 			for _, filter := range filters {
-				// we need not to change res
-				// maybe only for exec events
 				filter.Filter(filterEvent)
 			}