diff --git a/server/db/models/email_templates.go b/server/db/models/email_templates.go
index 6aedbd2..2573de0 100644
--- a/server/db/models/email_templates.go
+++ b/server/db/models/email_templates.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/authorizerdev/authorizer/server/graph/model"
+	"github.com/authorizerdev/authorizer/server/refs"
 )
 
 // EmailTemplate model for database
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ func (e *EmailTemplate) AsAPIEmailTemplate() *model.EmailTemplate {
 		ID:        id,
 		EventName: e.EventName,
 		Template:  e.Template,
-		CreatedAt: &e.CreatedAt,
-		UpdatedAt: &e.UpdatedAt,
+		CreatedAt: refs.NewInt64Ref(e.CreatedAt),
+		UpdatedAt: refs.NewInt64Ref(e.UpdatedAt),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server/db/models/verification_requests.go b/server/db/models/verification_requests.go
index c3ca117..3e13a7f 100644
--- a/server/db/models/verification_requests.go
+++ b/server/db/models/verification_requests.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func (v *VerificationRequest) AsAPIVerificationRequest() *model.VerificationRequ
 	return &model.VerificationRequest{
 		ID:          id,
 		Token:       refs.NewStringRef(v.Token),
-		Identifier:   refs.NewStringRef(v.Identifier),
+		Identifier:  refs.NewStringRef(v.Identifier),
 		Expires:     refs.NewInt64Ref(v.ExpiresAt),
 		Email:       refs.NewStringRef(v.Email),
 		Nonce:       refs.NewStringRef(v.Nonce),