diff --git a/src/core/environment.go b/src/core/environment.go
index 07446786d2..2a6d58a449 100644
--- a/src/core/environment.go
+++ b/src/core/environment.go
@@ -606,6 +606,7 @@ func (env *EnvironmentType) Processes() (result []*Process) {
 		cmd, _ := p.CmdlineWithContext(ctx)
 
 		if env.isNginxProcess(name, cmd) {
+			log.Infof("-------------------- %v", name)
 			nginxProcesses[pid] = p
 		}
 
@@ -656,7 +657,9 @@ func (env *EnvironmentType) Processes() (result []*Process) {
 }
 
 func (env *EnvironmentType) isNginxProcess(name string, cmd string) bool {
-	return name == "nginx" && !strings.Contains(cmd, "upgrade") && strings.HasPrefix(cmd, "nginx:")
+	isNameValid := name == "nginx" || name == "nginx-debug"
+	isCmdValid := strings.HasPrefix(cmd, "nginx:") || strings.HasPrefix(cmd, "{nginx-debug} nginx:")
+	return !strings.Contains(cmd, "upgrade") && isNameValid && isCmdValid
 }
 
 func getNginxProcessExe(nginxProcess *process.Process) string {
diff --git a/src/core/environment_test.go b/src/core/environment_test.go
index 5093c1e5a6..6bf6408f54 100644
--- a/src/core/environment_test.go
+++ b/src/core/environment_test.go
@@ -1145,6 +1145,18 @@ func TestGetNginxProcess(t *testing.T) {
 			cmd:    "nginx: upgrade",
 			expect: false,
 		},
+		{
+			name:   "nginx-debug process",
+			pName:  "nginx-debug",
+			cmd:    "nginx: master process /usr/sbin/nginx-debug -c /etc/nginx/nginx.conf",
+			expect: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "nginx-debug process",
+			pName:  "nginx-debug",
+			cmd:    "{nginx-debug} nginx: master process /usr/sbin/nginx-debug -g daemon off;",
+			expect: true,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
diff --git a/test/integration/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/v2/src/core/environment.go b/test/integration/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/v2/src/core/environment.go
index 07446786d2..2a6d58a449 100644
--- a/test/integration/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/v2/src/core/environment.go
+++ b/test/integration/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/v2/src/core/environment.go
@@ -606,6 +606,7 @@ func (env *EnvironmentType) Processes() (result []*Process) {
 		cmd, _ := p.CmdlineWithContext(ctx)
 
 		if env.isNginxProcess(name, cmd) {
+			log.Infof("-------------------- %v", name)
 			nginxProcesses[pid] = p
 		}
 
@@ -656,7 +657,9 @@ func (env *EnvironmentType) Processes() (result []*Process) {
 }
 
 func (env *EnvironmentType) isNginxProcess(name string, cmd string) bool {
-	return name == "nginx" && !strings.Contains(cmd, "upgrade") && strings.HasPrefix(cmd, "nginx:")
+	isNameValid := name == "nginx" || name == "nginx-debug"
+	isCmdValid := strings.HasPrefix(cmd, "nginx:") || strings.HasPrefix(cmd, "{nginx-debug} nginx:")
+	return !strings.Contains(cmd, "upgrade") && isNameValid && isCmdValid
 }
 
 func getNginxProcessExe(nginxProcess *process.Process) string {
diff --git a/test/performance/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/v2/src/core/environment.go b/test/performance/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/v2/src/core/environment.go
index 07446786d2..2a6d58a449 100644
--- a/test/performance/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/v2/src/core/environment.go
+++ b/test/performance/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/v2/src/core/environment.go
@@ -606,6 +606,7 @@ func (env *EnvironmentType) Processes() (result []*Process) {
 		cmd, _ := p.CmdlineWithContext(ctx)
 
 		if env.isNginxProcess(name, cmd) {
+			log.Infof("-------------------- %v", name)
 			nginxProcesses[pid] = p
 		}
 
@@ -656,7 +657,9 @@ func (env *EnvironmentType) Processes() (result []*Process) {
 }
 
 func (env *EnvironmentType) isNginxProcess(name string, cmd string) bool {
-	return name == "nginx" && !strings.Contains(cmd, "upgrade") && strings.HasPrefix(cmd, "nginx:")
+	isNameValid := name == "nginx" || name == "nginx-debug"
+	isCmdValid := strings.HasPrefix(cmd, "nginx:") || strings.HasPrefix(cmd, "{nginx-debug} nginx:")
+	return !strings.Contains(cmd, "upgrade") && isNameValid && isCmdValid
 }
 
 func getNginxProcessExe(nginxProcess *process.Process) string {