diff --git a/database/sql/enterprise.go b/database/sql/enterprise.go
index 94f751bf..5133b255 100644
--- a/database/sql/enterprise.go
+++ b/database/sql/enterprise.go
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ func (s *sqlDatabase) CreateEnterprisePool(ctx context.Context, enterpriseID str
 		return params.Pool{}, errors.Wrap(q.Error, "adding pool")
 	}
 
-	for _, tt := range tags {
-		if err := s.conn.Model(&newPool).Association("Tags").Append(&tt); err != nil {
+	for i := range tags {
+		if err := s.conn.Model(&newPool).Association("Tags").Append(&tags[i]); err != nil {
 			return params.Pool{}, errors.Wrap(err, "saving tag")
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/database/sql/organizations.go b/database/sql/organizations.go
index 5d2f84a8..214757cf 100644
--- a/database/sql/organizations.go
+++ b/database/sql/organizations.go
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ func (s *sqlDatabase) CreateOrganizationPool(ctx context.Context, orgID string,
 		return params.Pool{}, errors.Wrap(q.Error, "adding pool")
 	}
 
-	for _, tt := range tags {
-		if err := s.conn.Model(&newPool).Association("Tags").Append(&tt); err != nil {
+	for i := range tags {
+		if err := s.conn.Model(&newPool).Association("Tags").Append(&tags[i]); err != nil {
 			return params.Pool{}, errors.Wrap(err, "saving tag")
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/database/sql/repositories.go b/database/sql/repositories.go
index ca23c616..27adff32 100644
--- a/database/sql/repositories.go
+++ b/database/sql/repositories.go
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ func (s *sqlDatabase) CreateRepositoryPool(ctx context.Context, repoID string, p
 		return params.Pool{}, errors.Wrap(q.Error, "adding pool")
 	}
 
-	for _, tt := range tags {
-		if err := s.conn.Model(&newPool).Association("Tags").Append(&tt); err != nil {
+	for i := range tags {
+		if err := s.conn.Model(&newPool).Association("Tags").Append(&tags[i]); err != nil {
 			return params.Pool{}, errors.Wrap(err, "saving tag")
 		}
 	}