diff --git a/backend/src/utilities/database.py b/backend/src/utilities/database.py
index 6b9cd34..a6d0ef5 100644
--- a/backend/src/utilities/database.py
+++ b/backend/src/utilities/database.py
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ class DatabasePool:
                         ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS capture_observations JSONB
                         """
                     )
+                    await conn.execute("DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_packets_packet_uid")
+                    await conn.execute("CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_packets_packet_uid ON packets(packet_uid)")
                 logger.info("DB pool initialized")
             except Exception:
                 logger.exception("Failed to create DB pool")
diff --git a/setup_database.sh b/setup_database.sh
index 39a45f4..77ba87b 100755
--- a/setup_database.sh
+++ b/setup_database.sh
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS packets (
 );
 ALTER TABLE packets ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS capture_observations JSONB;
 CREATE UNIQUE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_packets_correlation_key ON packets(correlation_key);
-CREATE UNIQUE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_packets_packet_uid ON packets(packet_uid);
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_packets_packet_uid;
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_packets_packet_uid ON packets(packet_uid);
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_packets_flow_id ON packets(flow_id);
 EOF