diff --git a/pkg/ruleengine/v1/helpers.go b/pkg/ruleengine/v1/helpers.go
index 9cd5c84f..70baa642 100644
--- a/pkg/ruleengine/v1/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/ruleengine/v1/helpers.go
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ var (
 
 func getExecPathFromEvent(event *tracerexectype.Event) string {
 	if len(event.Args) > 0 {
-		return event.Args[0]
+		if event.Args[0] != "" {
+			return event.Args[0]
+		}
 	}
 	return event.Comm
 }
diff --git a/pkg/utils/utils.go b/pkg/utils/utils.go
index b81d6e3b..7dded0a6 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/utils.go
@@ -441,7 +441,9 @@ func GetHostFilePathFromEvent(event K8sEvent, containerPid uint32) (string, erro
 // Get the path of the executable from the given event.
 func GetExecPathFromEvent(event *tracerexectype.Event) string {
 	if len(event.Args) > 0 {
-		return event.Args[0]
+		if event.Args[0] != "" {
+			return event.Args[0]
+		}
 	}
 	return event.Comm
 }