diff --git a/packages/azure_network_watcher_vnet/changelog.yml b/packages/azure_network_watcher_vnet/changelog.yml
index c21df52f804..e41c2d8a7b8 100644
--- a/packages/azure_network_watcher_vnet/changelog.yml
+++ b/packages/azure_network_watcher_vnet/changelog.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 # newer versions go on top
+- version: "0.2.2"
+  changes:
+    - description: Fix field guards for MAC address processors.
+      type: bugfix
+      link: https://github.com/elastic/integrations/pull/10777
 - version: "0.2.1"
   changes:
     - description: Remove reference to a Kibana version from the README.
diff --git a/packages/azure_network_watcher_vnet/data_stream/log/elasticsearch/ingest_pipeline/default.yml b/packages/azure_network_watcher_vnet/data_stream/log/elasticsearch/ingest_pipeline/default.yml
index 75e4fbac7a9..212b689248a 100644
--- a/packages/azure_network_watcher_vnet/data_stream/log/elasticsearch/ingest_pipeline/default.yml
+++ b/packages/azure_network_watcher_vnet/data_stream/log/elasticsearch/ingest_pipeline/default.yml
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ processors:
       field: json.macAddress
       tag: uppercase_mac_address
       ignore_missing: true
-      if: ctx.json?.macAddress !='' && ctx.json.macAddress != null
+      if: ctx.json?.macAddress != null && ctx.json.macAddress != ''
       target_field: azure_network_watcher_vnet.log.mac_address
   - gsub:
       field: azure_network_watcher_vnet.log.mac_address
-      if: ctx.azure_network_watcher_vnet?.log?.mac_address != '' && ctx.azure_network_watcher_vnet.log.mac_address!= null
+      if: ctx.azure_network_watcher_vnet?.log?.mac_address != null && ctx.azure_network_watcher_vnet.log.mac_address!= ''
       tag: gsub_mac_address
       pattern: '(..)(?!$)'
       replacement: '$1-'
diff --git a/packages/azure_network_watcher_vnet/manifest.yml b/packages/azure_network_watcher_vnet/manifest.yml
index 396ad00a73e..8a722eef29d 100644
--- a/packages/azure_network_watcher_vnet/manifest.yml
+++ b/packages/azure_network_watcher_vnet/manifest.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 format_version: 3.1.2
 name: azure_network_watcher_vnet
 title: Azure Network Watcher VNet
-version: "0.2.1"
+version: "0.2.2"
 description: Collect logs from Azure Network Watcher VNet with Elastic Agent.
 type: integration
 categories: