diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index dea9d04bf..24af7ca9d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/lithammer/shortuuid/v4 v4.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.9 // indirect
 	github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions v1.0.1 // indirect
-	github.com/mdlayher/netlink v1.6.0 // indirect
-	github.com/mdlayher/socket v0.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/mdlayher/netlink v1.7.1 // indirect
+	github.com/mdlayher/socket v0.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/minio/highwayhash v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/nats-io/jwt/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/nats-io/nats.go v1.23.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index a5a9d23fc..62b168ae2 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -264,9 +264,13 @@ github.com/mdlayher/netlink v1.4.0/go.mod h1:dRJi5IABcZpBD2A3D0Mv/AiX8I9uDEu5oGk
 github.com/mdlayher/netlink v1.4.1/go.mod h1:e4/KuJ+s8UhfUpO9z00/fDZZmhSrs+oxyqAS9cNgn6Q=
 github.com/mdlayher/netlink v1.6.0 h1:rOHX5yl7qnlpiVkFWoqccueppMtXzeziFjWAjLg6sz0=
 github.com/mdlayher/netlink v1.6.0/go.mod h1:0o3PlBmGst1xve7wQ7j/hwpNaFaH4qCRyWCdcZk8/vA=
+github.com/mdlayher/netlink v1.7.1 h1:FdUaT/e33HjEXagwELR8R3/KL1Fq5x3G5jgHLp/BTmg=
+github.com/mdlayher/netlink v1.7.1/go.mod h1:nKO5CSjE/DJjVhk/TNp6vCE1ktVxEA8VEh8drhZzxsQ=
 github.com/mdlayher/socket v0.0.0-20210307095302-262dc9984e00/go.mod h1:GAFlyu4/XV68LkQKYzKhIo/WW7j3Zi0YRAz/BOoanUc=
 github.com/mdlayher/socket v0.1.1 h1:q3uOGirUPfAV2MUoaC7BavjQ154J7+JOkTWyiV+intI=
 github.com/mdlayher/socket v0.1.1/go.mod h1:mYV5YIZAfHh4dzDVzI8x8tWLWCliuX8Mon5Awbj+qDs=
+github.com/mdlayher/socket v0.4.0 h1:280wsy40IC9M9q1uPGcLBwXpcTQDtoGwVt+BNoITxIw=
+github.com/mdlayher/socket v0.4.0/go.mod h1:xxFqz5GRCUN3UEOm9CZqEJsAbe1C8OwSK46NlmWuVoc=
 github.com/minio/highwayhash v1.0.2 h1:Aak5U0nElisjDCfPSG79Tgzkn2gl66NxOMspRrKnA/g=
 github.com/minio/highwayhash v1.0.2/go.mod h1:BQskDq+xkJ12lmlUUi7U0M5Swg3EWR+dLTk+kldvVxY=
 github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0 h1:lukF9ziXFxDFPkA1vsr5zpc1XuPDn/wFntq5mG+4E0Y=
diff --git a/pkg/telemetry/prometheus/node.go b/pkg/telemetry/prometheus/node.go
index 527b06e23..6259f6b00 100644
--- a/pkg/telemetry/prometheus/node.go
+++ b/pkg/telemetry/prometheus/node.go
@@ -118,10 +118,8 @@ func GetUpdatedNodeStats(prev *livekit.NodeStats, prevAverage *livekit.NodeStats
 		memUsed = memInfo.Used
 	}
 
-	sysPackets, sysDroppedPackets, err := getTCStats()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, false, err
-	}
+	// do not error out, and use the information if it is available
+	sysPackets, sysDroppedPackets, _ := getTCStats()
 	promSysPacketGauge.WithLabelValues("out").Set(float64(sysPackets - sysPacketsStart))
 	promSysPacketGauge.WithLabelValues("dropped").Set(float64(sysDroppedPackets - sysDroppedPacketsStart))