diff --git a/krkn/scenario_plugins/network_chaos_ng/modules/pod_network_filter.py b/krkn/scenario_plugins/network_chaos_ng/modules/pod_network_filter.py
index dc4a6599..8b1933b0 100644
--- a/krkn/scenario_plugins/network_chaos_ng/modules/pod_network_filter.py
+++ b/krkn/scenario_plugins/network_chaos_ng/modules/pod_network_filter.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import logging
 import queue
 import time
 
@@ -12,10 +13,9 @@ from krkn.scenario_plugins.network_chaos_ng.models import (
 from krkn.scenario_plugins.network_chaos_ng.modules.abstract_network_chaos_module import (
     AbstractNetworkChaosModule,
 )
-from krkn.scenario_plugins.network_chaos_ng.modules.utils import log_info
+from krkn.scenario_plugins.network_chaos_ng.modules.utils import log_info, log_error
 from krkn.scenario_plugins.network_chaos_ng.modules.utils_network_filter import (
     deploy_network_filter_pod,
-    get_default_interface,
     generate_namespaced_rules,
     apply_network_rules,
     clean_network_rules_namespaced,
@@ -56,23 +56,28 @@ class PodNetworkFilterModule(AbstractNetworkChaosModule):
                 pod_name,
                 self.kubecli.get_lib_kubernetes(),
                 container_name,
+                host_network=False,
             )
 
             if len(self.config.interfaces) == 0:
-                interfaces = [
-                    get_default_interface(
-                        pod_name,
-                        self.config.namespace,
-                        self.kubecli.get_lib_kubernetes(),
+                interfaces = (
+                    self.kubecli.get_lib_kubernetes().list_pod_network_interfaces(
+                        target, self.config.namespace
                     )
-                ]
+                )
 
+                if len(interfaces) == 0:
+                    log_error(
+                        "no network interface found in pod, impossible to execute the network filter scenario",
+                        parallel,
+                        pod_name,
+                    )
+                    return
                 log_info(
-                    f"detected default interface {interfaces[0]}",
+                    f"detected network interfaces: {','.join(interfaces)}",
                     parallel,
                     pod_name,
                 )
-
             else:
                 interfaces = self.config.interfaces
 
diff --git a/krkn/scenario_plugins/network_chaos_ng/modules/utils.py b/krkn/scenario_plugins/network_chaos_ng/modules/utils.py
index 35020eeb..7e6ab2a8 100644
--- a/krkn/scenario_plugins/network_chaos_ng/modules/utils.py
+++ b/krkn/scenario_plugins/network_chaos_ng/modules/utils.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def log_info(message: str, parallel: bool = False, node_name: str = ""):
         logging.info(message)
 
 
-def log_error(self, message: str, parallel: bool = False, node_name: str = ""):
+def log_error(message: str, parallel: bool = False, node_name: str = ""):
     """
     log helper method for ERROR severity to be used in the scenarios
     """
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def log_error(self, message: str, parallel: bool = False, node_name: str = ""):
         logging.error(message)
 
 
-def log_warning(self, message: str, parallel: bool = False, node_name: str = ""):
+def log_warning(message: str, parallel: bool = False, node_name: str = ""):
     """
     log helper method for WARNING severity to be used in the scenarios
     """
diff --git a/krkn/scenario_plugins/network_chaos_ng/modules/utils_network_filter.py b/krkn/scenario_plugins/network_chaos_ng/modules/utils_network_filter.py
index 1bdefae4..136c2321 100644
--- a/krkn/scenario_plugins/network_chaos_ng/modules/utils_network_filter.py
+++ b/krkn/scenario_plugins/network_chaos_ng/modules/utils_network_filter.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ def deploy_network_filter_pod(
     pod_name: str,
     kubecli: KrknKubernetes,
     container_name: str = "fedora",
+    host_network: bool = True,
 ):
     file_loader = FileSystemLoader(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
     env = Environment(loader=file_loader, autoescape=True)
@@ -78,17 +79,16 @@ def deploy_network_filter_pod(
             toleration["value"] = value
         tolerations.append(toleration)
 
-
     pod_body = yaml.safe_load(
         pod_template.render(
             pod_name=pod_name,
             namespace=config.namespace,
-            host_network=True,
+            host_network=host_network,
             target=target_node,
             container_name=container_name,
             workload_image=config.image,
             taints=tolerations,
-            service_account=config.service_account
+            service_account=config.service_account,
         )
     )
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1e5147f6..5d074aa9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ google-cloud-compute==1.22.0
 ibm_cloud_sdk_core==3.18.0
 ibm_vpc==0.20.0
 jinja2==3.1.6
-krkn-lib==5.1.8
+krkn-lib==5.1.9
 lxml==5.1.0
 kubernetes==28.1.0
 numpy==1.26.4