diff --git a/internal/database/actions.go b/internal/database/actions.go
index 851ad4e..4235dd2 100644
--- a/internal/database/actions.go
+++ b/internal/database/actions.go
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ func CreateNetwork(sess sqlbuilder.Database, location *utils.LocationInfo) (*Net
 		ASN:         location.ASN,
 		CountryCode: location.CountryCode,
 		NetworkName: location.NetworkName,
+		// On desktop we consider it to always be wifi
+		NetworkType: "wifi",
 		IP:          location.IP,
 	}
 	newID, err := sess.Collection("networks").Insert(network)
diff --git a/internal/database/actions_test.go b/internal/database/actions_test.go
index 6cb1ec9..261e2e9 100644
--- a/internal/database/actions_test.go
+++ b/internal/database/actions_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/ooni/probe-cli/utils"
 )
 
 func TestMeasurementWorkflow(t *testing.T) {
@@ -24,7 +26,18 @@ func TestMeasurementWorkflow(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
-	result, err := CreateResult(sess, tmpdir, "websites", 0)
+
+	location := utils.LocationInfo{
+		ASN:         0,
+		CountryCode: "IT",
+		NetworkName: "Unknown",
+	}
+	network, err := CreateNetwork(sess, &location)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	result, err := CreateResult(sess, tmpdir, "websites", network.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/database/models.go b/internal/database/models.go
index 8cfe1e8..69b679d 100644
--- a/internal/database/models.go
+++ b/internal/database/models.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 type Network struct {
 	ID          int64  `db:"id"`
 	NetworkName string `db:"network_name"`
+	NetworkType string `db:"network_type"`
 	IP          string `db:"ip"`
 	ASN         uint   `db:"asn"`
 	CountryCode string `db:"country_code"`