diff --git a/internal/impl/postgresql/input_pg_stream.go b/internal/impl/postgresql/input_pg_stream.go
index 780253dfc..466ad1861 100644
--- a/internal/impl/postgresql/input_pg_stream.go
+++ b/internal/impl/postgresql/input_pg_stream.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
@@ -401,8 +400,7 @@ func (p *pgStreamInput) Connect(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 				batchMsg := service.NewMessage(mb)
 
-				streaming := strconv.FormatBool(message.IsStreaming)
-				batchMsg.MetaSet("streaming", streaming)
+				batchMsg.MetaSet("mode", string(message.Mode))
 				batchMsg.MetaSet("table", message.Changes[0].Table)
 				batchMsg.MetaSet("operation", message.Changes[0].Operation)
 				if message.Changes[0].TableSnapshotProgress != nil {
@@ -419,7 +417,7 @@ func (p *pgStreamInput) Connect(ctx context.Context) error {
 						p.logger.Debugf("Flush batch error: %w", err)
 						break
 					}
-					if message.IsStreaming {
+					if message.Mode == pglogicalstream.StreamModeStreaming {
 						if !p.flushBatch(ctx, cp, flushedBatch, latestOffset, true) {
 							break
 						}
diff --git a/internal/impl/postgresql/pglogicalstream/logical_stream.go b/internal/impl/postgresql/pglogicalstream/logical_stream.go
index f3f0bd40b..d745f6f3a 100644
--- a/internal/impl/postgresql/pglogicalstream/logical_stream.go
+++ b/internal/impl/postgresql/pglogicalstream/logical_stream.go
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ func (s *Stream) streamMessagesAsync() {
 									Changes: []StreamMessageChanges{
 										*message,
 									},
-									IsStreaming: true,
+									Mode:        StreamModeStreaming,
 									WALLagBytes: &metrics.WalLagInBytes,
 								}
 							}
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ func (s *Stream) streamMessagesAsync() {
 								s.messages <- StreamMessage{
 									Lsn:         &lsn,
 									Changes:     pgoutputChanges,
-									IsStreaming: true,
+									Mode:        StreamModeStreaming,
 									WALLagBytes: &metrics.WalLagInBytes,
 								}
 							}
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ func (s *Stream) processSnapshot(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 					tableProgress := s.monitor.GetSnapshotProgressForTable(tableWithoutSchema)
 					snapshotChangePacket.Changes[0].TableSnapshotProgress = &tableProgress
-					snapshotChangePacket.IsStreaming = false
+					snapshotChangePacket.Mode = StreamModeSnapshot
 
 					waitingFromBenthos := time.Now()
 					s.messages <- snapshotChangePacket
diff --git a/internal/impl/postgresql/pglogicalstream/stream_message.go b/internal/impl/postgresql/pglogicalstream/stream_message.go
index 3a139fcc2..7c6b8531c 100644
--- a/internal/impl/postgresql/pglogicalstream/stream_message.go
+++ b/internal/impl/postgresql/pglogicalstream/stream_message.go
@@ -25,10 +25,17 @@ type StreamMessageMetrics struct {
 	IsStreaming bool   `json:"is_streaming"`
 }
 
+type StreamMode string
+
+const (
+	StreamModeStreaming StreamMode = "streaming"
+	StreamModeSnapshot  StreamMode = "snapshot"
+)
+
 // StreamMessage represents a single message after it has been decoded by the plugin
 type StreamMessage struct {
 	Lsn         *string                `json:"lsn"`
 	Changes     []StreamMessageChanges `json:"changes"`
-	IsStreaming bool                   `json:"is_streaming"`
+	Mode        StreamMode             `json:"mode"`
 	WALLagBytes *int64                 `json:"wal_lag_bytes"`
 }