diff --git a/src/exchange-tools/taler-exchange-dbinit.c b/src/exchange-tools/taler-exchange-dbinit.c
index 69b9d1a16..9ec31afc1 100644
--- a/src/exchange-tools/taler-exchange-dbinit.c
+++ b/src/exchange-tools/taler-exchange-dbinit.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ run (void *cls,
   if (1 <
       num_partitions)
   {
-    if (GNUNET_OK != plugin->setup_partitions (plugin->cls, &num_partitions))
+    if (GNUNET_OK != plugin->setup_partitions (plugin->cls, num_partitions))
     {
       GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
                   "Could not setup partitions. Dropping default ones again\n");
diff --git a/src/exchangedb/plugin_exchangedb_postgres.c b/src/exchangedb/plugin_exchangedb_postgres.c
index 517792b9d..b397728b4 100644
--- a/src/exchangedb/plugin_exchangedb_postgres.c
+++ b/src/exchangedb/plugin_exchangedb_postgres.c
@@ -207,13 +207,13 @@ postgres_create_tables (void *cls)
  */
 static enum GNUNET_GenericReturnValue
 postgres_setup_partitions (void *cls,
-                           const uint32_t *num)
+                           const uint32_t num)
 {
   struct PostgresClosure *pg = cls;
   struct GNUNET_PQ_Context *conn;
   enum GNUNET_GenericReturnValue ret;
   struct GNUNET_PQ_QueryParam params[] = {
-    GNUNET_PQ_query_param_uint32 (num),
+    GNUNET_PQ_query_param_uint32 (&num),
     GNUNET_PQ_query_param_end
   };
   struct GNUNET_PQ_PreparedStatement ps[] = {
diff --git a/src/include/taler_exchangedb_plugin.h b/src/include/taler_exchangedb_plugin.h
index a3c2e2ca2..9841d45dc 100644
--- a/src/include/taler_exchangedb_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/taler_exchangedb_plugin.h
@@ -2242,7 +2242,7 @@ struct TALER_EXCHANGEDB_Plugin
    */
   enum GNUNET_GenericReturnValue
   (*setup_partitions)(void *cls,
-                      const uint32_t *num);
+                      const uint32_t num);
 
   /**
    * Start a transaction.