diff --git a/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go b/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
index 840885d9f..9265d5764 100644
--- a/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
+++ b/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
@@ -301,9 +301,9 @@ type SeLinuxOptionsConfig struct {
 }
 
 type CaptureConfig struct {
-	Stopped         bool    `yaml:"stopped" json:"stopped" default:"false"`
-	StopAfter       string  `yaml:"stopAfter" json:"stopAfter" default:"5m"`
-	DbMaxSizeRatio float64 `yaml:"dbMaxSizeRatio" json:"dbMaxSizeRatio" default:"0.8"`
+	Stopped     bool   `yaml:"stopped" json:"stopped" default:"false"`
+	StopAfter   string `yaml:"stopAfter" json:"stopAfter" default:"5m"`
+	DbMaxSize   string `yaml:"dbMaxSize" json:"dbMaxSize" default:""`
 }
 
 type TapConfig struct {
diff --git a/helm-chart/README.md b/helm-chart/README.md
index 8ddbef29f..8cff6aeba 100644
--- a/helm-chart/README.md
+++ b/helm-chart/README.md
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ Example for overriding image names:
 | `tap.bpfOverride`                         | When using AF_PACKET as a traffic capture backend, override any existing pod targeting rules and set explicit BPF expression (e.g. `net 0.0.0.0/0`).                                                          | `[]`                                                    |
 | `tap.capture.stopped`                             | Set to `false` to have traffic processing start automatically. When set to `true`, traffic processing is stopped by default, resulting in almost no resource consumption (e.g. Kubeshark is dormant). This property can be dynamically control via the dashboard.      | `false`                                                                                                                                                |
 | `tap.capture.stopAfter`                             | Set to a duration (e.g. `30s`) to have traffic processing stop after no websocket activity between worker and hub.     | `30s`                                                                                                                                                |
-| `tap.capture.dbMaxSizeRatio`                      | Ratio of allocated storage (`tap.storageLimit`) to use for capture database. When set to `0.8`, the database will use 80% of allocated storage. Set to `0` to disable automatic calculation and use 200MB default.     | `0.8`                                                                                                                                                |
+| `tap.capture.dbMaxSize`                           | Maximum size for capture database (e.g., `4Gi`, `2000Mi`). When empty, automatically uses 80% of allocated storage (`tap.storageLimit`).     | `""`                                                                                                                                                |
 | `tap.release.repo`                        | URL of the Helm chart repository              | `https://helm.kubeshark.co`                             |
 | `tap.release.name`                        | Helm release name                             | `kubeshark`                                             |
 | `tap.release.namespace`                   | Helm release namespace                        | `default`                                               |
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/09-worker-daemon-set.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/09-worker-daemon-set.yaml
index 8aaa30d3c..c029d5dbd 100644
--- a/helm-chart/templates/09-worker-daemon-set.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/09-worker-daemon-set.yaml
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ spec:
             - '{{ .Values.tap.misc.staleTimeoutSeconds }}'
             - -storage-size
             - '{{ .Values.tap.storageLimit }}'
-            - -capture-db-max-size-ratio
-            - '{{ .Values.tap.capture.dbMaxSizeRatio }}'
+            - -capture-db-max-size
+            - '{{ .Values.tap.capture.dbMaxSize }}'
         {{- if .Values.tap.docker.overrideImage.worker }}
           image: '{{ .Values.tap.docker.overrideImage.worker }}'
         {{- else if .Values.tap.docker.overrideTag.worker }}
diff --git a/helm-chart/values.yaml b/helm-chart/values.yaml
index 71d793b99..7e55f7cd8 100644
--- a/helm-chart/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/values.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ tap:
   capture:
     stopped: false
     stopAfter: 5m
-    dbMaxSizeRatio: 0.8
+    dbMaxSize: ""
   release:
     repo: https://helm.kubeshark.co
     name: kubeshark