diff --git a/firewall/master.go b/firewall/master.go
index 95ce467d..58007799 100644
--- a/firewall/master.go
+++ b/firewall/master.go
@@ -173,12 +173,12 @@ func checkSelfCommunication(ctx context.Context, conn *network.Connection, _ *pr
 				DstPort:  pktInfo.DstPort,
 			}, true)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Tracer(ctx).Warningf("filter: failed to find local peer process PID: %s", err)
+				log.Tracer(ctx).Debugf("filter: failed to find local peer process PID: %s", err)
 			} else {
 				// get primary process
 				otherProcess, err := process.GetOrFindProcess(ctx, otherPid)
 				if err != nil {
-					log.Tracer(ctx).Warningf("filter: failed to find load local peer process with PID %d: %s", otherPid, err)
+					log.Tracer(ctx).Debugf("filter: failed to find load local peer process with PID %d: %s", otherPid, err)
 				} else if otherProcess.Path == conn.Process().Path {
 					conn.Accept("process internal connection", noReasonOptionKey)
 					conn.Internal = true
@@ -346,7 +346,6 @@ func checkBypassPrevention(ctx context.Context, conn *network.Connection, p *pro
 		case endpoints.Permitted:
 			conn.AcceptWithContext("bypass prevention: "+reason, profile.CfgOptionPreventBypassingKey, reasonCtx)
 			return true
-		case endpoints.NoMatch:
 		}
 	}
 	return false
diff --git a/network/proc/pids_by_user.go b/network/proc/pids_by_user.go
index 0c155fd8..944786ff 100644
--- a/network/proc/pids_by_user.go
+++ b/network/proc/pids_by_user.go
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ func updatePids() {
 
 			statData, err := os.Stat(fmt.Sprintf("/proc/%d", pid))
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Warningf("proc: could not stat /proc/%d: %s", pid, err)
+				if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+					log.Warningf("proc: could not stat /proc/%d: %s", pid, err)
+				}
 				continue entryLoop
 			}
 			sys, ok := statData.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t)