diff --git a/backend/src/network_sniffer.py b/backend/src/network_sniffer.py
index 8bc85a8..79fe539 100644
--- a/backend/src/network_sniffer.py
+++ b/backend/src/network_sniffer.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def determine_direction(pkt_iface: str, bridge: str):
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Database insertion
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------
-async def db_insert_packet(pkt_info: dict) -> None:
+async def db_insert_packet(pkt_info: dict, bridge: str) -> None:
     """
     Asynchronously insert parsed packet information into the database.
     This function is designed to be scheduled on the background asyncio loop
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ async def db_insert_packet(pkt_info: dict) -> None:
             """
             INSERT INTO packets(
                 iface,
-                direction,
                 src_mac,
                 dst_mac,
                 eth_type,
@@ -162,10 +161,9 @@ async def db_insert_packet(pkt_info: dict) -> None:
                 dst_port,
                 length,
                 raw
-            ) VALUES($1,$2,$3,$4,$5,$6,$7,$8,$9,$10,$11,$12,$13)
+            ) VALUES($1,$2,$3,$4,$5,$6,$7,$8,$9,$10,$11,$12)
             """,
-            pkt_info["ingress"],
-            "unknown",  # direction placeholder; matching/annotation can be done later
+            pkt_info["iface"],
             pkt_info["src_mac"],
             pkt_info["dst_mac"],
             pkt_info["eth_type"],
@@ -205,12 +203,9 @@ def parse_packet(pkt, bridge: str) -> None:
 
     logger.debug("Packet captured on %s, bridge %s", pkt_iface, bridge)
 
-    ingress, egress = determine_direction(pkt_iface, bridge)
-
     # Basic normalization structure for DB insertion.
     pkt_info = {
-        "ingress": ingress,
-        "egress": egress,
+        "ingress": pkt_iface,
         "length": len(pkt),
         "raw": bytes(pkt),
         "src_mac": None,
@@ -284,7 +279,7 @@ def parse_packet(pkt, bridge: str) -> None:
         pkt_info["protocol_name"] = "RAW"
 
     # Submit DB insert to background asyncio loop from this thread.
-    asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(db_insert_packet(pkt_info), async_loop)
+    asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(db_insert_packet(pkt_info, bridge), async_loop)
 
 
 # -------------------------