diff --git a/ddl/metadb.sql b/ddl/metadb.sql
index 3c65839a..15898d3b 100644
--- a/ddl/metadb.sql
+++ b/ddl/metadb.sql
@@ -81,17 +81,27 @@ create table worker_has_partition
     worker_idworker         INTEGER
 );
 
-create table operation_timebound
+create table operation
 (
-    idgraph INTEGER NOT NULL,
-    operation VARCHAR,
-    timebound INTEGER
+    idoperation INTEGER not null primary key,
+    operation   VARCHAR
+)
+
+create table graph_operation_time
+(
+    idgraph     INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    idoperation INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    time        INTEGER
 );
 
-create index timebound_index
-    on operation_timebound (idgraph, operation);
+create index graph_operation_time_index
+    on graph_operation_time (idgraph, idoperation);
+
+INSERT INTO graph_status (idgraph_status, description)
+VALUES (1, 'LOADING'),
+       (2, 'OPERATIONAL'),
+       (3, 'DELETED'),
+       (4, 'NONOPERATIONAL');
 
-INSERT INTO graph_status (idgraph_status, description) VALUES (1, 'LOADING');
-INSERT INTO graph_status (idgraph_status, description) VALUES (2, 'OPERATIONAL');
-INSERT INTO graph_status (idgraph_status, description) VALUES (3, 'DELETED');
-INSERT INTO graph_status (idgraph_status, description) VALUES (4, 'NONOPERATIONAL');
\ No newline at end of file
+INSERT INTO operation (idoperation, operation)
+VALUES (1, 'trian');
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/frontend/JasmineGraphFrontEnd.cpp b/src/frontend/JasmineGraphFrontEnd.cpp
index 78c5d8f4..0c7d2b79 100644
--- a/src/frontend/JasmineGraphFrontEnd.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/JasmineGraphFrontEnd.cpp
@@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@ static void triangles_command(std::string masterIP, int connFd, SQLiteDBInterfac
 
         int threadPriority = std::atoi(priority.c_str());
 
-        string timebound_query = "SELECT timebound FROM operation_timebound WHERE idgraph=" + graph_id
+        string timebound_query = "SELECT time FROM graph_operation_time NATURAL JOIN operation WHERE idgraph=" + graph_id
                         + " AND operation='trian'";
 
         vector<vector<pair<string, string>>> result = sqlite->runSelect(timebound_query);
@@ -1487,8 +1487,8 @@ static void triangles_command(std::string masterIP, int connFd, SQLiteDBInterfac
 
         if (result.empty()) {
             // TODO (Ishad-M-I-M): Insert the timebound with the overaheads added
-            string insert_timebound_query = "INSERT INTO operation_timebound VALUES (" +
-                                            graph_id + ", trian, " + to_string(msDuration)+ ")";
+            string insert_timebound_query = "INSERT INTO graph_operation_time VALUES (" +
+                                            graph_id + ", 1, " + to_string(msDuration)+ ")";
             sqlite->runInsert(insert_timebound_query);
         }