diff --git a/plugins/os-base/src/main/java/sysmon/plugins/os_base/BaseProcessExtension.java b/plugins/os-base/src/main/java/sysmon/plugins/os_base/BaseProcessExtension.java
index e6e9317..cfdf84a 100644
--- a/plugins/os-base/src/main/java/sysmon/plugins/os_base/BaseProcessExtension.java
+++ b/plugins/os-base/src/main/java/sysmon/plugins/os_base/BaseProcessExtension.java
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ public class BaseProcessExtension implements MetricExtension {
         add("influxd");
     }};
 
+    private final long minUptimeInSeconds = 300;
     private SystemInfo systemInfo;
 
+
     @Override
     public boolean isEnabled() {
         return enabled;
@@ -82,6 +84,11 @@ public class BaseProcessExtension implements MetricExtension {
                 continue;
             }
 
+            // Skip short-lived processes
+            if(p.getUpTime() < (minUptimeInSeconds * 1000)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             String name = p.getName();
             if(!includeList.contains(name)) {
                 continue;