diff --git a/src/auditordb/plugin_auditordb_postgres.c b/src/auditordb/plugin_auditordb_postgres.c
index 25734facc..7e6b7bf09 100644
--- a/src/auditordb/plugin_auditordb_postgres.c
+++ b/src/auditordb/plugin_auditordb_postgres.c
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ postgres_drop_tables (void *cls,
   int ret;
 
   conn = GNUNET_PQ_connect (pc->connection_cfg_str,
+                            NULL,
                             es,
                             NULL);
   if (NULL == conn)
@@ -407,6 +408,7 @@ postgres_create_tables (void *cls)
   struct GNUNET_PQ_Context *conn;
 
   conn = GNUNET_PQ_connect (pc->connection_cfg_str,
+                            NULL,
                             es,
                             NULL);
   if (NULL == conn)
@@ -991,6 +993,7 @@ postgres_get_session (void *cls)
     return session;
   }
   db_conn = GNUNET_PQ_connect (pc->connection_cfg_str,
+                               NULL,
                                NULL,
                                ps);
   if (NULL == db_conn)
@@ -1151,6 +1154,7 @@ postgres_gc (void *cls)
 
   now = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get ();
   conn = GNUNET_PQ_connect (pc->connection_cfg_str,
+                            NULL,
                             NULL,
                             ps);
   if (NULL == conn)
diff --git a/src/exchangedb/plugin_exchangedb_postgres.c b/src/exchangedb/plugin_exchangedb_postgres.c
index 73db049eb..47ac8e7bf 100644
--- a/src/exchangedb/plugin_exchangedb_postgres.c
+++ b/src/exchangedb/plugin_exchangedb_postgres.c
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ postgres_drop_tables (void *cls)
   struct GNUNET_PQ_Context *conn;
 
   conn = GNUNET_PQ_connect (pc->connection_cfg_str,
+                            NULL,
                             es,
                             NULL);
   if (NULL == conn)
@@ -494,7 +495,6 @@ postgres_create_tables (void *cls)
                             ",buf BYTEA NOT NULL"
                             ");"),
 
-
     /* Index for wire_prepare_data_get and gc_prewire statement */
     GNUNET_PQ_make_try_execute ("CREATE INDEX prepare_iteration_index "
                                 "ON prewire(finished);"),
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ postgres_create_tables (void *cls)
   struct GNUNET_PQ_Context *conn;
 
   conn = GNUNET_PQ_connect (pc->connection_cfg_str,
+                            NULL,
                             es,
                             NULL);
   if (NULL == conn)
@@ -1677,6 +1678,7 @@ postgres_get_session (void *cls)
     };
 
     db_conn = GNUNET_PQ_connect (pc->connection_cfg_str,
+                                 NULL,
                                  es,
                                  ps);
   }
@@ -5641,6 +5643,7 @@ postgres_gc (void *cls)
     };
 
     conn = GNUNET_PQ_connect (pg->connection_cfg_str,
+                              NULL,
                               NULL,
                               ps);
   }