From 89f1f00b160e276ee5e8531c2df49c96753f69e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: malmert <marcus.almert@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:12:11 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix strict egress detetermination

---
 backend/src/utilities/packet_tracker.py | 15 +++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/backend/src/utilities/packet_tracker.py b/backend/src/utilities/packet_tracker.py
index a83973a..de724a9 100644
--- a/backend/src/utilities/packet_tracker.py
+++ b/backend/src/utilities/packet_tracker.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def _bridge_af_packet_observation_path(
         (
             item
             for item in egress_candidates
-            if item.get("iface") != ingress_iface and _parse_observation_timestamp(item.get("timestamp")) >= ingress_ts
+            if item.get("iface") != ingress_iface
         ),
         None,
     )
@@ -138,7 +138,18 @@ def _bridge_af_packet_observation_path(
         ),
         None,
     )
-    return ingress_observation, fallback_egress
+    if fallback_egress is not None:
+        return ingress_observation, fallback_egress
+
+    last_resort_egress = next(
+        (
+            item
+            for item in observations
+            if item.get("iface") != ingress_iface
+        ),
+        None,
+    )
+    return ingress_observation, last_resort_egress
 
 
 class PacketTracker: