diff --git a/rust/backend/ebpf/src/sys_sendmsg.rs b/rust/backend/ebpf/src/sys_sendmsg.rs
index fca9bf31..5ec6f90e 100644
--- a/rust/backend/ebpf/src/sys_sendmsg.rs
+++ b/rust/backend/ebpf/src/sys_sendmsg.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
 use aya_ebpf::{macros::{tracepoint, map}, maps::{HashMap, RingBuf}, programs::{TracePointContext}, EbpfContext, helpers::gen::bpf_ktime_get_ns};
+use aya_log_ebpf::error;
 use backend_common::{generate_id, SysSendmsgCall};
 
 #[map(name = "SYS_SENDMSG_MAP")]
 pub static SYS_SENDMSG_MAP: RingBuf = RingBuf::with_byte_size(1024, 0);
 
+#[map(name = "PIDS_TO_TRACK")]
+static PIDS_TO_TRACK: HashMap<u32, u32> = HashMap::with_max_entries(1024, 0);
 
 #[map]
 static SYS_SENDMSG_TIMESTAMPS: HashMap<u64, SysSendmsgIntern> = HashMap::with_max_entries(1024, 0);
@@ -20,7 +23,13 @@ struct SysSendmsgIntern {
 
 #[tracepoint]
 pub fn sys_enter_sendmsg(ctx: TracePointContext) -> u32 {
-    let id = generate_id(ctx.pid(), ctx.tgid());
+    let pid = ctx.pid();
+
+    if unsafe { PIDS_TO_TRACK.get(&pid).is_none() } {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    let id = generate_id(pid, ctx.tgid());
 
     let begin_time_stamp;
     let fd: i32;
@@ -57,7 +66,10 @@ pub fn sys_exit_sendmsg(ctx: TracePointContext) -> u32 {
 
     let mut entry = match SYS_SENDMSG_MAP.reserve::<SysSendmsgCall>(0) {
         Some(entry) => entry,
-        None => return 1,
+        None => {
+            error!(&ctx, "could not reserve space in SYS_SENDMSG_MAP");
+            return 1;
+        }
     };
 
     entry.write(result_data);