diff --git a/x-pack/auditbeat/processors/sessionmd/procfs/mock.go b/x-pack/auditbeat/processors/sessionmd/procfs/mock.go
index e6ea547b2b02..658d80925854 100644
--- a/x-pack/auditbeat/processors/sessionmd/procfs/mock.go
+++ b/x-pack/auditbeat/processors/sessionmd/procfs/mock.go
@@ -8,23 +8,30 @@ package procfs
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"sync"
 )
 
 type MockReader struct {
 	entries map[uint32]ProcessInfo
+	mut     *sync.Mutex
 }
 
 func NewMockReader() *MockReader {
 	return &MockReader{
 		entries: make(map[uint32]ProcessInfo),
+		mut:     &sync.Mutex{},
 	}
 }
 
 func (r *MockReader) AddEntry(pid uint32, entry ProcessInfo) {
+	r.mut.Lock()
+	defer r.mut.Unlock()
 	r.entries[pid] = entry
 }
 
 func (r *MockReader) GetProcess(pid uint32) (ProcessInfo, error) {
+	r.mut.Lock()
+	defer r.mut.Unlock()
 	entry, ok := r.entries[pid]
 	if !ok {
 		return ProcessInfo{}, fmt.Errorf("not found")
@@ -33,12 +40,16 @@ func (r *MockReader) GetProcess(pid uint32) (ProcessInfo, error) {
 }
 
 func (r *MockReader) ProcessExists(pid uint32) bool {
+	r.mut.Lock()
+	defer r.mut.Unlock()
 	_, ok := r.entries[pid]
 	return ok
 
 }
 
 func (r *MockReader) GetAllProcesses() ([]ProcessInfo, error) {
+	r.mut.Lock()
+	defer r.mut.Unlock()
 	ret := make([]ProcessInfo, 0, len(r.entries))
 
 	for _, entry := range r.entries {
diff --git a/x-pack/auditbeat/processors/sessionmd/provider/procfsprovider/procfsprovider_test.go b/x-pack/auditbeat/processors/sessionmd/provider/procfsprovider/procfsprovider_test.go
index 4f2ecdf864aa..23eab7b89add 100644
--- a/x-pack/auditbeat/processors/sessionmd/provider/procfsprovider/procfsprovider_test.go
+++ b/x-pack/auditbeat/processors/sessionmd/provider/procfsprovider/procfsprovider_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/v7/libbeat/beat"
@@ -27,6 +28,71 @@ var (
 	timestamp = time.Now()
 )
 
+func constructEvt(tgid uint32, syscall string) *beat.Event {
+	evt := &beat.Event{Fields: mapstr.M{}}
+	evt.Fields.Put("process.pid", tgid)
+	evt.Fields.Put(syscallField, syscall)
+	return evt
+}
+
+func assertRegistryUint(t require.TestingT, reg *monitoring.Registry, key string, expected uint64, message string) {
+	entry := reg.Get(key)
+	assert.NotNil(t, entry)
+
+	value, ok := reg.Get(key).(*monitoring.Uint)
+	assert.True(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, expected, value.Get(), message)
+}
+
+func loadDB(t *testing.T, count uint32, procHandler procfs.MockReader, prov prvdr) {
+	for i := uint32(1); i < count; i++ {
+		evt := constructEvt(i, "execve")
+		procHandler.AddEntry(i, procfs.ProcessInfo{PIDs: types.PIDInfo{Tgid: i, Ppid: 1234}})
+
+		prov.Sync(evt, i)
+
+		// verify that we got the process
+		found, err := prov.db.GetProcess(i)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NotNil(t, found)
+
+		// now insert the exit
+		exitEvt := constructEvt(i, "exit_group")
+		prov.Sync(exitEvt, i)
+
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProviderLoadMetrics(t *testing.T) {
+	testReg := monitoring.NewRegistry()
+	testProc := procfs.NewMockReader()
+
+	procDB, err := processdb.NewDB(testReg, testProc, *logp.L(), time.Second*2, true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Minute*15)
+	defer cancel()
+	testProvider, err := NewProvider(ctx, logp.L(), procDB, testProc, "process.pid")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	rawPrvdr := testProvider.(prvdr)
+
+	events := 100_000
+	loadDB(t, uint32(events), *testProc, rawPrvdr)
+
+	// wait for the maps to empty to the correct amount as the reaper runs
+	require.EventuallyWithT(t, func(collect *assert.CollectT) {
+		assertRegistryUint(collect, testReg, "processdb.processes", 0, "processdb.processes")
+		assertRegistryUint(collect, testReg, "processdb.exit_events", 0, "processdb.exit_events")
+	}, time.Minute*5, time.Second*10)
+
+	// ensure processes are getting resolved properly
+	assertRegistryUint(t, testReg, "processdb.resolved_orphan_exits", 0, "resolved_orphan_exits")
+	assertRegistryUint(t, testReg, "processdb.reaped_orphan_exits", 0, "reaped_orphan_exits")
+	assertRegistryUint(t, testReg, "processdb.failed_process_lookup_count", 0, "processdb.failed_process_lookup_count")
+	assertRegistryUint(t, testReg, "processdb.procfs_lookup_fail", 0, "processdb.procfs_lookup_fail")
+
+}
+
 func TestExecveEvent(t *testing.T) {
 	var pid uint32 = 100
 	event := beat.Event{