diff --git a/collector/pkg/collector/metrics.go b/collector/pkg/collector/metrics.go
index 10b8348..8643a23 100644
--- a/collector/pkg/collector/metrics.go
+++ b/collector/pkg/collector/metrics.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/analogj/scrutiny/collector/pkg/models"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"net/url"
+	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ func (mc *MetricsCollector) Run() error {
 		for _, device := range deviceRespWrapper.Data {
 			// execute collection in parallel go-routines
 			wg.Add(1)
-			go mc.Collect(&wg, device.WWN, device.DeviceName)
+			go mc.Collect(&wg, device.WWN, device.DeviceName, device.DeviceType)
 		}
 
 		mc.logger.Infoln("Main: Waiting for workers to finish")
@@ -97,11 +98,18 @@ func (mc *MetricsCollector) Validate() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (mc *MetricsCollector) Collect(wg *sync.WaitGroup, deviceWWN string, deviceName string) {
+func (mc *MetricsCollector) Collect(wg *sync.WaitGroup, deviceWWN string, deviceName string, deviceType string) {
 	defer wg.Done()
 	mc.logger.Infof("Collecting smartctl results for %s\n", deviceName)
 
-	result, err := common.ExecCmd("smartctl", []string{"-a", "-j", fmt.Sprintf("/dev/%s", deviceName)}, "", nil)
+	args := []string{"-a", "-j"}
+	//only include the device type if its a non-standard one. In some cases ata drives are detected as scsi in docker, and metadata is lost.
+	if len(deviceType) > 0 && deviceType != "scsi" && deviceType != "ata" {
+		args = append(args, "-d", deviceType)
+	}
+	args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", detect.DevicePrefix(), deviceName))
+
+	result, err := common.ExecCmd("smartctl", args, "", os.Environ())
 	resultBytes := []byte(result)
 	if err != nil {
 		if exitError, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok {
diff --git a/collector/pkg/detect/detect.go b/collector/pkg/detect/detect.go
index 2735218..5899adb 100644
--- a/collector/pkg/detect/detect.go
+++ b/collector/pkg/detect/detect.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (d *Detect) smartctlScan() ([]models.Device, error) {
 	for _, detectedDevice := range detectedDeviceConns.Devices {
 		detectedDevices = append(detectedDevices, models.Device{
 			DeviceType: detectedDevice.Type,
-			DeviceName: strings.TrimPrefix(detectedDevice.Name, d.devicePrefix()),
+			DeviceName: strings.TrimPrefix(detectedDevice.Name, DevicePrefix()),
 		})
 	}
 
@@ -58,10 +58,11 @@ func (d *Detect) smartctlScan() ([]models.Device, error) {
 func (d *Detect) smartCtlInfo(device *models.Device) error {
 
 	args := []string{"--info", "-j"}
-	if len(device.DeviceType) > 0 {
+	//only include the device type if its a non-standard one. In some cases ata drives are detected as scsi in docker, and metadata is lost.
+	if len(device.DeviceType) > 0 && device.DeviceType != "scsi" && device.DeviceType != "ata" {
 		args = append(args, "-d", device.DeviceType)
 	}
-	args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", d.devicePrefix(), device.DeviceName))
+	args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", DevicePrefix(), device.DeviceName))
 
 	availableDeviceInfoJson, err := common.ExecCmd("smartctl", args, "", os.Environ())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -78,8 +79,8 @@ func (d *Detect) smartCtlInfo(device *models.Device) error {
 
 	//DeviceType and DeviceName are already populated.
 	//WWN
-	device.ModelName = availableDeviceInfo.ModelName
 	//InterfaceType:
+	device.ModelName = availableDeviceInfo.ModelName
 	device.InterfaceSpeed = availableDeviceInfo.InterfaceSpeed.Current.String
 	device.SerialNumber = availableDeviceInfo.SerialNumber
 	device.Firmware = availableDeviceInfo.FirmwareVersion
diff --git a/collector/pkg/detect/devices_darwin.go b/collector/pkg/detect/devices_darwin.go
index ee37c8d..4e55693 100644
--- a/collector/pkg/detect/devices_darwin.go
+++ b/collector/pkg/detect/devices_darwin.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-func (d *Detect) devicePrefix() string {
+func DevicePrefix() string {
 	return "/dev/"
 }
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func (d *Detect) findMissingDevices(detectedDevices []models.Device) ([]models.D
 
 		//check if device is already detected.
 		alreadyDetected := false
-		diskName := strings.TrimPrefix(disk.Name, d.devicePrefix())
+		diskName := strings.TrimPrefix(disk.Name, DevicePrefix())
 		for _, detectedDevice := range detectedDevices {
 
 			if detectedDevice.DeviceName == diskName {
diff --git a/collector/pkg/detect/devices_linux.go b/collector/pkg/detect/devices_linux.go
index 1ea1971..6a97623 100644
--- a/collector/pkg/detect/devices_linux.go
+++ b/collector/pkg/detect/devices_linux.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jaypipes/ghw"
 )
 
-func (d *Detect) devicePrefix() string {
+func DevicePrefix() string {
 	return "/dev/"
 }
 
diff --git a/collector/pkg/detect/devices_windows.go b/collector/pkg/detect/devices_windows.go
index 54b8519..3346842 100644
--- a/collector/pkg/detect/devices_windows.go
+++ b/collector/pkg/detect/devices_windows.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package detect
 
-func (d *Detect) devicePrefix() string {
+func DevicePrefix() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
diff --git a/webapp/backend/pkg/web/testdata/scrutiny_test.db b/webapp/backend/pkg/web/testdata/scrutiny_test.db
deleted file mode 100644
index 15f10fd..0000000
Binary files a/webapp/backend/pkg/web/testdata/scrutiny_test.db and /dev/null differ