diff --git a/src/NATSBridge.jl b/src/NATSBridge.jl
index 11a7157..6396299 100644
--- a/src/NATSBridge.jl
+++ b/src/NATSBridge.jl
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ function smartsend(
           type = type,
           transport = "direct",
           payload = payload_b64,
-          metadata = Dict("content_length" => payload_size, "format" => "arrow_ipc_stream")
+          metadata = Dict("dataname" => dataname, "content_length" => payload_size, "format" => "arrow_ipc_stream")
       )
       
       msg_json = envelope_to_json(env)  # Convert envelope to JSON
diff --git a/test/test_julia_julia_data_transfer.jl b/test/test_julia_julia_data_transfer.jl
index ef84a82..00b4d7a 100644
--- a/test/test_julia_julia_data_transfer.jl
+++ b/test/test_julia_julia_data_transfer.jl
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ function test_large_binary_receive()
     result = NATSBridge.smartreceive(msg)
     # Check transport type
     if result.envelope.transport == "direct"
-        log_trace("Received direct transport with ---- bytes")
+        log_trace("Received direct transport")
     else
         # For link transport, result.data is the URL
-        log_trace("Received link transport at ---")
+        log_trace("Received link transport")
     end
               
     # Verify the received data matches the original
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ function test_large_binary_receive()
         log_trace("Received $(file_size) bytes of binary data")
         
         # Save received data to a test file
+        println("metadata ", result.envelope.metadata)
         dataname = result.envelope.metadata["dataname"]
         if dataname != "NA"
           output_path = "./new_$dataname"