diff --git a/src/core/nginx.go b/src/core/nginx.go
index f29f410ee..a1dda677e 100644
--- a/src/core/nginx.go
+++ b/src/core/nginx.go
@@ -123,14 +123,25 @@ func (n *NginxBinaryType) UpdateNginxDetailsFromProcesses(nginxProcesses []*Proc
 	n.statusUrls = map[string]string{}
 	n.statusUrlMutex.Unlock()
 
+	numberOfMasterProcesses := 0
+
 	for _, process := range nginxProcesses {
 		nginxDetails := n.GetNginxDetailsFromProcess(process)
 		if process.IsMaster {
+			numberOfMasterProcesses++
 			n.nginxDetailsMap[nginxDetails.GetNginxId()] = nginxDetails
 		} else {
 			n.nginxWorkersMap[nginxDetails.GetNginxId()] = append(n.nginxWorkersMap[nginxDetails.GetNginxId()], nginxDetails)
 		}
 	}
+
+	if len(n.nginxDetailsMap) != numberOfMasterProcesses {
+		log.Errorf(
+			"Multiple NGINX master processes detected with the same NGINX ID. Number of master processes is %d. Number of unique NGINX IDs is %d.",
+			numberOfMasterProcesses,
+			len(n.nginxDetailsMap),
+		)
+	}
 }
 
 func (n *NginxBinaryType) GetChildProcesses() map[string][]*proto.NginxDetails {
diff --git a/test/integration/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/v2/src/core/nginx.go b/test/integration/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/v2/src/core/nginx.go
index f29f410ee..a1dda677e 100644
--- a/test/integration/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/v2/src/core/nginx.go
+++ b/test/integration/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/v2/src/core/nginx.go
@@ -123,14 +123,25 @@ func (n *NginxBinaryType) UpdateNginxDetailsFromProcesses(nginxProcesses []*Proc
 	n.statusUrls = map[string]string{}
 	n.statusUrlMutex.Unlock()
 
+	numberOfMasterProcesses := 0
+
 	for _, process := range nginxProcesses {
 		nginxDetails := n.GetNginxDetailsFromProcess(process)
 		if process.IsMaster {
+			numberOfMasterProcesses++
 			n.nginxDetailsMap[nginxDetails.GetNginxId()] = nginxDetails
 		} else {
 			n.nginxWorkersMap[nginxDetails.GetNginxId()] = append(n.nginxWorkersMap[nginxDetails.GetNginxId()], nginxDetails)
 		}
 	}
+
+	if len(n.nginxDetailsMap) != numberOfMasterProcesses {
+		log.Errorf(
+			"Multiple NGINX master processes detected with the same NGINX ID. Number of master processes is %d. Number of unique NGINX IDs is %d.",
+			numberOfMasterProcesses,
+			len(n.nginxDetailsMap),
+		)
+	}
 }
 
 func (n *NginxBinaryType) GetChildProcesses() map[string][]*proto.NginxDetails {
diff --git a/test/performance/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/v2/src/core/nginx.go b/test/performance/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/v2/src/core/nginx.go
index f29f410ee..a1dda677e 100644
--- a/test/performance/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/v2/src/core/nginx.go
+++ b/test/performance/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/v2/src/core/nginx.go
@@ -123,14 +123,25 @@ func (n *NginxBinaryType) UpdateNginxDetailsFromProcesses(nginxProcesses []*Proc
 	n.statusUrls = map[string]string{}
 	n.statusUrlMutex.Unlock()
 
+	numberOfMasterProcesses := 0
+
 	for _, process := range nginxProcesses {
 		nginxDetails := n.GetNginxDetailsFromProcess(process)
 		if process.IsMaster {
+			numberOfMasterProcesses++
 			n.nginxDetailsMap[nginxDetails.GetNginxId()] = nginxDetails
 		} else {
 			n.nginxWorkersMap[nginxDetails.GetNginxId()] = append(n.nginxWorkersMap[nginxDetails.GetNginxId()], nginxDetails)
 		}
 	}
+
+	if len(n.nginxDetailsMap) != numberOfMasterProcesses {
+		log.Errorf(
+			"Multiple NGINX master processes detected with the same NGINX ID. Number of master processes is %d. Number of unique NGINX IDs is %d.",
+			numberOfMasterProcesses,
+			len(n.nginxDetailsMap),
+		)
+	}
 }
 
 func (n *NginxBinaryType) GetChildProcesses() map[string][]*proto.NginxDetails {