diff --git a/cns/NetworkContainerContract.go b/cns/NetworkContainerContract.go
index 8f444e6f90..d1c9329fd3 100644
--- a/cns/NetworkContainerContract.go
+++ b/cns/NetworkContainerContract.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ type CreateNetworkContainerRequest struct {
 	AllowNCToHostCommunication bool
 	EndpointPolicies           []NetworkContainerRequestPolicies
 	NCStatus                   v1alpha.NCStatus
-	networkInterfaceInfo       NetworkInterfaceInfo //nolint // introducing new field for backendnic, to be used later by cni code
+	NetworkInterfaceInfo       NetworkInterfaceInfo //nolint // introducing new field for backendnic, to be used later by cni code
 }
 
 // CreateNetworkContainerRequest implements fmt.Stringer for logging
@@ -117,9 +117,10 @@ func (req *CreateNetworkContainerRequest) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("CreateNetworkContainerRequest"+
 		"{Version: %s, NetworkContainerType: %s, NetworkContainerid: %s, PrimaryInterfaceIdentifier: %s, "+
 		"LocalIPConfiguration: %+v, IPConfiguration: %+v, SecondaryIPConfigs: %+v, MultitenancyInfo: %+v, "+
-		"AllowHostToNCCommunication: %t, AllowNCToHostCommunication: %t, NCStatus: %s}",
+		"AllowHostToNCCommunication: %t, AllowNCToHostCommunication: %t, NCStatus: %s, NetworkInterfaceInfo: %+v}",
 		req.Version, req.NetworkContainerType, req.NetworkContainerid, req.PrimaryInterfaceIdentifier, req.LocalIPConfiguration,
-		req.IPConfiguration, req.SecondaryIPConfigs, req.MultiTenancyInfo, req.AllowHostToNCCommunication, req.AllowNCToHostCommunication, string(req.NCStatus))
+		req.IPConfiguration, req.SecondaryIPConfigs, req.MultiTenancyInfo, req.AllowHostToNCCommunication, req.AllowNCToHostCommunication,
+		string(req.NCStatus), req.NetworkInterfaceInfo)
 }
 
 // NetworkContainerRequestPolicies - specifies policies associated with create network request
@@ -322,7 +323,7 @@ type MultiTenancyInfo struct {
 }
 
 type NetworkInterfaceInfo struct {
-	NICType    string
+	NICType    NICType
 	MACAddress string
 }
 
@@ -418,6 +419,7 @@ type GetNetworkContainerResponse struct {
 	Response                   Response
 	AllowHostToNCCommunication bool
 	AllowNCToHostCommunication bool
+	NetworkInterfaceInfo       NetworkInterfaceInfo
 }
 
 type PodIpInfo struct {
diff --git a/cns/restserver/util.go b/cns/restserver/util.go
index 46b6f4e8b4..094fe49872 100644
--- a/cns/restserver/util.go
+++ b/cns/restserver/util.go
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@ func (service *HTTPRestService) getAllNetworkContainerResponses(
 			LocalIPConfiguration:       savedReq.LocalIPConfiguration,
 			AllowHostToNCCommunication: savedReq.AllowHostToNCCommunication,
 			AllowNCToHostCommunication: savedReq.AllowNCToHostCommunication,
+			NetworkInterfaceInfo:       savedReq.NetworkInterfaceInfo,
 		}
 
 		// If the NC version check wasn't skipped, take into account the VFP programming status when returning the response