diff --git a/internal/telemetry/metrics/processes.go b/internal/telemetry/metrics/processes.go
index 6d8907709..695bd066b 100644
--- a/internal/telemetry/metrics/processes.go
+++ b/internal/telemetry/metrics/processes.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func NewProcessCollector(name string) *ProcessCollector {
 			Name:        pc.cpuTotal.Name(),
 			Description: pc.cpuTotal.Description(),
 			Measure:     pc.cpuTotal,
-			Aggregation: view.Sum(),
+			Aggregation: view.LastValue(),
 		},
 		{
 			Name:        pc.openFDs.Name(),