diff --git a/libbeat/processors/actions/copy_fields.go b/libbeat/processors/actions/copy_fields.go
index ec82cfa3e028..af5709d54e16 100644
--- a/libbeat/processors/actions/copy_fields.go
+++ b/libbeat/processors/actions/copy_fields.go
@@ -72,12 +72,14 @@ func (f *copyFields) Run(event *beat.Event) (*beat.Event, error) {
 
 	for _, field := range f.config.Fields {
 		err := f.copyField(field.From, field.To, event.Fields)
-		if err != nil && f.config.FailOnError {
+		if err != nil {
 			errMsg := fmt.Errorf("Failed to copy fields in copy_fields processor: %s", err)
 			logp.Debug("copy_fields", errMsg.Error())
-			event.Fields = backup
-			event.PutValue("error.message", errMsg.Error())
-			return event, err
+			if f.config.FailOnError {
+				event.Fields = backup
+				event.PutValue("error.message", errMsg.Error())
+				return event, err
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/libbeat/processors/actions/rename.go b/libbeat/processors/actions/rename.go
index 2a94b9f834ea..c0c8f7787455 100644
--- a/libbeat/processors/actions/rename.go
+++ b/libbeat/processors/actions/rename.go
@@ -76,12 +76,14 @@ func (f *renameFields) Run(event *beat.Event) (*beat.Event, error) {
 
 	for _, field := range f.config.Fields {
 		err := f.renameField(field.From, field.To, event.Fields)
-		if err != nil && f.config.FailOnError {
+		if err != nil {
 			errMsg := fmt.Errorf("Failed to rename fields in processor: %s", err)
 			logp.Debug("rename", errMsg.Error())
-			event.Fields = backup
-			event.PutValue("error.message", errMsg.Error())
-			return event, err
+			if f.config.FailOnError {
+				event.Fields = backup
+				event.PutValue("error.message", errMsg.Error())
+				return event, err
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/libbeat/processors/actions/truncate_fields.go b/libbeat/processors/actions/truncate_fields.go
index d924da381a56..ca87eb35c5e4 100644
--- a/libbeat/processors/actions/truncate_fields.go
+++ b/libbeat/processors/actions/truncate_fields.go
@@ -85,10 +85,12 @@ func (f *truncateFields) Run(event *beat.Event) (*beat.Event, error) {
 
 	for _, field := range f.config.Fields {
 		event, err := f.truncateSingleField(field, event)
-		if err != nil && f.config.FailOnError {
+		if err != nil {
 			logp.Debug("truncate_fields", "Failed to truncate fields: %s", err)
-			event.Fields = backup
-			return event, err
+			if f.config.FailOnError {
+				event.Fields = backup
+				return event, err
+			}
 		}
 	}