diff --git a/pkg/osquery/runtime/osqueryinstance.go b/pkg/osquery/runtime/osqueryinstance.go
index 15c0180c4..af180eb6a 100644
--- a/pkg/osquery/runtime/osqueryinstance.go
+++ b/pkg/osquery/runtime/osqueryinstance.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/osquery/osquery-go/plugin/config"
 	"github.com/osquery/osquery-go/plugin/distributed"
 	osquerylogger "github.com/osquery/osquery-go/plugin/logger"
+	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3/process"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
 
@@ -731,7 +732,7 @@ func (i *OsqueryInstance) detectStaleDatabaseLock(ctx context.Context, paths *os
 
 	infoToLog := []any{
 		"lockfile_path", lockFilePath,
-		"lockfile_modtime", lockFileInfo.ModTime().String(),
+		"lockfile_modtime", lockFileInfo.ModTime().UTC().String(),
 	}
 
 	defer func() {
@@ -742,37 +743,42 @@ func (i *OsqueryInstance) detectStaleDatabaseLock(ctx context.Context, paths *os
 	}()
 
 	// Check to see whether the process holding the file still exists
-	p, err := getProcessHoldingFile(ctx, lockFilePath)
+	processes, err := getProcessesHoldingFile(ctx, lockFilePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		infoToLog = append(infoToLog, "err", err)
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("getting process holding file: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Grab more info to log from the process using the lockfile
-	infoToLog = append(infoToLog, "pid", p.Pid)
-	if name, err := p.NameWithContext(ctx); err == nil {
-		infoToLog = append(infoToLog, "process_name", name)
+	// Grab more info to log from the processes using the lockfile
+	processStrs := make([]string, len(processes))
+	for i, p := range processes {
+		processStrs[i] = processStr(ctx, p)
 	}
-	if cmdline, err := p.CmdlineWithContext(ctx); err == nil {
-		infoToLog = append(infoToLog, "process_cmdline", cmdline)
+	infoToLog = append(infoToLog, "processes", processStrs)
+
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+func processStr(ctx context.Context, p *process.Process) string {
+	name := "unknown"
+	uids := "unknown"
+	status := "unknown"
+	cmdline := "unknown"
+
+	if gotName, err := p.NameWithContext(ctx); err == nil {
+		name = gotName
 	}
-	if status, err := p.StatusWithContext(ctx); err == nil {
-		infoToLog = append(infoToLog, "process_status", status)
+	if gotUids, err := p.UidsWithContext(ctx); err == nil {
+		uids = fmt.Sprintf("%v", gotUids)
 	}
-	if isRunning, err := p.IsRunningWithContext(ctx); err == nil {
-		infoToLog = append(infoToLog, "process_is_running", isRunning)
+	if gotStatus, err := p.StatusWithContext(ctx); err == nil {
+		status = strings.Join(gotStatus, " ")
 	}
-	if parent, err := p.ParentWithContext(ctx); err == nil {
-		infoToLog = append(infoToLog, "process_parent_pid", parent.Pid)
-		if parentCmdline, err := parent.CmdlineWithContext(ctx); err == nil {
-			infoToLog = append(infoToLog, "process_parent_cmdline", parentCmdline)
-		}
-		if parentStatus, err := p.StatusWithContext(ctx); err == nil {
-			infoToLog = append(infoToLog, "process_parent_status", parentStatus)
-		}
+	if gotCmdline, err := p.CmdlineWithContext(ctx); err == nil {
+		cmdline = gotCmdline
 	}
 
-	return true, nil
+	return fmt.Sprintf("process with name `%s` and PID %d belonging to UIDs %s has current status `%s` (%s)", name, p.Pid, uids, status, cmdline)
 }
 
 // createOsquerydCommand uses osqueryOptions to return an *exec.Cmd
diff --git a/pkg/osquery/runtime/runtime_helpers.go b/pkg/osquery/runtime/runtime_helpers.go
index 392e4a4c5..500a4c7e2 100644
--- a/pkg/osquery/runtime/runtime_helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/osquery/runtime/runtime_helpers.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func isExitOk(_ error) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func getProcessHoldingFile(ctx context.Context, pathToFile string) (*process.Process, error) {
+func getProcessesHoldingFile(ctx context.Context, pathToFile string) ([]*process.Process, error) {
 	cmd, err := allowedcmd.Lsof(ctx, "-t", pathToFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating lsof command: %w", err)
@@ -57,10 +57,24 @@ func getProcessHoldingFile(ctx context.Context, pathToFile string) (*process.Pro
 		return nil, errors.New("no process found using file via lsof")
 	}
 
-	pid, err := strconv.ParseInt(pidStr, 10, 32)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid pid %s: %w", pidStr, err)
+	pidStrs := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(string(out)), "\n")
+	if len(pidStrs) == 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("no processes found using file via lsof")
+	}
+
+	processes := make([]*process.Process, 0)
+	for _, pidStr := range pidStrs {
+		pid, err := strconv.ParseInt(pidStr, 10, 32)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid pid %s: %w", pidStr, err)
+		}
+
+		p, err := process.NewProcess(int32(pid))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("getting process for %d: %w", pid, err)
+		}
+		processes = append(processes, p)
 	}
 
-	return process.NewProcess(int32(pid))
+	return processes, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/osquery/runtime/runtime_helpers_windows.go b/pkg/osquery/runtime/runtime_helpers_windows.go
index bc50363e7..6e9895e7c 100644
--- a/pkg/osquery/runtime/runtime_helpers_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/osquery/runtime/runtime_helpers_windows.go
@@ -82,12 +82,13 @@ func isExitOk(err error) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func getProcessHoldingFile(ctx context.Context, pathToFile string) (*process.Process, error) {
+func getProcessesHoldingFile(ctx context.Context, pathToFile string) ([]*process.Process, error) {
 	allProcesses, err := process.ProcessesWithContext(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("getting process list: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	processes := make([]*process.Process, 0)
 	for _, p := range allProcesses {
 		openFiles, err := p.OpenFilesWithContext(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -100,9 +101,14 @@ func getProcessHoldingFile(ctx context.Context, pathToFile string) (*process.Pro
 				continue
 			}
 
-			return p, nil
+			processes = append(processes, p)
+			break
 		}
 	}
 
-	return nil, errors.New("no process found using file")
+	if len(processes) == 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("no processes found using file")
+	}
+
+	return processes, nil
 }