diff --git a/src/os/win32/peb.c b/src/os/win32/peb.c
index 153effe9..ed0147d1 100644
--- a/src/os/win32/peb.c
+++ b/src/os/win32/peb.c
@@ -171,15 +171,16 @@ int sigar_proc_args_peb_get(sigar_t *sigar, HANDLE proc,
     }
 
     size = rtl_bufsize(buf, rtl.CommandLine);
+    if (size <= 0) {
+        return ERROR_DATATYPE_MISMATCH; /* fallback to wmi */
+    }
     memset(buf, '\0', sizeof(buf));
-            
-    if ((size > 0) &&
-        ReadProcessMemory(proc, rtl.CommandLine.Buffer, buf, size, NULL))
-    {
+
+    if (ReadProcessMemory(proc, rtl.CommandLine.Buffer, buf, size, NULL)) {
         return sigar_parse_proc_args(sigar, buf, procargs);
     }
     else {
-        return SIGAR_OK;
+        return GetLastError();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/os/win32/win32_sigar.c b/src/os/win32/win32_sigar.c
index 224edd40..ccbd4456 100644
--- a/src/os/win32/win32_sigar.c
+++ b/src/os/win32/win32_sigar.c
@@ -1434,20 +1434,18 @@ static int sigar_remote_proc_args_get(sigar_t *sigar, sigar_pid_t pid,
     char cmdline[SIGAR_CMDLINE_MAX], *ptr = cmdline, *arg;
     HANDLE proc = open_process(pid);
 
-    if (!proc) {
-        return GetLastError();
+    if (proc) {
+        status = sigar_proc_args_peb_get(sigar, proc, procargs);
+
+        CloseHandle(proc);
+
+        if (status == SIGAR_OK) {
+            return status;
+        }
     }
 
-    status = sigar_proc_args_peb_get(sigar, proc, procargs);
-
-    CloseHandle(proc);
-
-    if (status == ERROR_DATATYPE_MISMATCH) {
-        /* we are 32-bit, pid process is 64-bit */
-        status = sigar_proc_args_wmi_get(sigar, pid, procargs);
-    }
-
-    return status;
+    /* likely we are 32-bit, pid process is 64-bit */
+    return sigar_proc_args_wmi_get(sigar, pid, procargs);
 }
 
 int sigar_os_proc_args_get(sigar_t *sigar, sigar_pid_t pid,