diff --git a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
index 07c43883a19..2e60ab14cd6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v8.2.0\...main[Check the HEAD diff]
 - Rename identity as identity_name when the value is a string in Azure Platform Logs. {pull}33654[33654]
 - Fix input cancellation handling when HTTP client does not support contexts. {issue}33962[33962] {pull}33968[33968]
 - Update mito CEL extension library to v0.0.0-20221207004749-2f0f2875e464 {pull}33974[33974]
+- Fix CEL result deserialisation when evaluation fails. {issue}33992[33992] {pull}33996[33996]
 
 *Heartbeat*
 - Fix broken zip URL monitors. NOTE: Zip URL Monitors will be removed in version 8.7 and replaced with project monitors. {pull}33723[33723]
diff --git a/x-pack/filebeat/input/cel/input.go b/x-pack/filebeat/input/cel/input.go
index 6e42a8a2f1b..c1a1f1a5046 100644
--- a/x-pack/filebeat/input/cel/input.go
+++ b/x-pack/filebeat/input/cel/input.go
@@ -198,9 +198,7 @@ func (input) run(env v2.Context, src *source, cursor map[string]interface{}, pub
 			log.Debugw("request state", logp.Namespace("cel"), "state", state)
 			metrics.executions.Add(1)
 			start := time.Now()
-			state, err = evalWith(ctx, prg, map[string]interface{}{
-				root: state,
-			})
+			state, err = evalWith(ctx, prg, state)
 			log.Debugw("response state", logp.Namespace("cel"), "state", state)
 			if err != nil {
 				switch {
@@ -427,9 +425,7 @@ func (input) run(env v2.Context, src *source, cursor map[string]interface{}, pub
 			// Replace the last known good cursor.
 			state["cursor"] = goodCursor
 
-			// Avoid explicit type assertion. This is safe as long as the value is
-			// Go-comparable.
-			if state["want_more"] == false {
+			if more, _ := state["want_more"].(bool); !more {
 				return nil
 			}
 		}
@@ -847,31 +843,31 @@ func newProgram(ctx context.Context, src, root string, client *http.Client, limi
 	return prg, nil
 }
 
-func evalWith(ctx context.Context, prg cel.Program, input map[string]interface{}) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
-	out, _, err := prg.ContextEval(ctx, input)
+func evalWith(ctx context.Context, prg cel.Program, state map[string]interface{}) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+	out, _, err := prg.ContextEval(ctx, map[string]interface{}{root: state})
 	if e := ctx.Err(); e != nil {
 		err = e
 	}
 	if err != nil {
-		input["events"] = map[string]interface{}{"error.message": fmt.Sprintf("failed eval: %v", err)}
-		return input, fmt.Errorf("failed eval: %w", err)
+		state["events"] = map[string]interface{}{"error.message": fmt.Sprintf("failed eval: %v", err)}
+		return state, fmt.Errorf("failed eval: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	v, err := out.ConvertToNative(reflect.TypeOf(&structpb.Value{}))
 	if err != nil {
-		input["events"] = map[string]interface{}{"error.message": fmt.Sprintf("failed proto conversion: %v", err)}
-		return input, fmt.Errorf("failed proto conversion: %w", err)
+		state["events"] = map[string]interface{}{"error.message": fmt.Sprintf("failed proto conversion: %v", err)}
+		return state, fmt.Errorf("failed proto conversion: %w", err)
 	}
 	b, err := protojson.MarshalOptions{Indent: ""}.Marshal(v.(proto.Message))
 	if err != nil {
-		input["events"] = map[string]interface{}{"error.message": fmt.Sprintf("failed native conversion: %v", err)}
-		return input, fmt.Errorf("failed native conversion: %w", err)
+		state["events"] = map[string]interface{}{"error.message": fmt.Sprintf("failed native conversion: %v", err)}
+		return state, fmt.Errorf("failed native conversion: %w", err)
 	}
 	var res map[string]interface{}
 	err = json.Unmarshal(b, &res)
 	if err != nil {
-		input["events"] = map[string]interface{}{"error.message": fmt.Sprintf("failed json conversion: %v", err)}
-		return input, fmt.Errorf("failed json conversion: %w", err)
+		state["events"] = map[string]interface{}{"error.message": fmt.Sprintf("failed json conversion: %v", err)}
+		return state, fmt.Errorf("failed json conversion: %w", err)
 	}
 	return res, nil
 }