diff --git a/src/server/inbox.rs b/src/server/inbox.rs
index d11516da..7b96b19d 100644
--- a/src/server/inbox.rs
+++ b/src/server/inbox.rs
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ impl apb::server::Inbox for Context {
 				// TODO oof here is an example of the weakness of this model, we have to go all the way
 				// back up to serde_json::Value because impl Object != impl Actor
 				let actor_model = model::user::Model::new(&object_node)?;
-				let update_model = actor_model.into_active_model();
+				let mut update_model = actor_model.into_active_model();
 				update_model.reset(model::user::Column::Name);
 				update_model.reset(model::user::Column::Summary);
 				update_model.reset(model::user::Column::Image);
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ impl apb::server::Inbox for Context {
 			},
 			Some(apb::ObjectType::Note) => {
 				let object_model = model::object::Model::new(&object_node)?;
-				let update_model = object_model.into_active_model();
+				let mut  update_model = object_model.into_active_model();
 				update_model.reset(model::object::Column::Name);
 				update_model.reset(model::object::Column::Summary);
 				update_model.reset(model::object::Column::Content);
diff --git a/src/server/outbox.rs b/src/server/outbox.rs
index 7b4ae196..99918b3a 100644
--- a/src/server/outbox.rs
+++ b/src/server/outbox.rs
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ impl apb::server::Outbox for Context {
 
 		match object_node.object_type() {
 			Some(apb::ObjectType::Actor(_)) => {
-				let actor_model = model::user::Model::new(
+				let mut actor_model = model::user::Model::new(
 					&object_node
 						// TODO must set these, but we will ignore them
 						.set_actor_type(Some(apb::ActorType::Person))
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ impl apb::server::Outbox for Context {
 				if actor_model.image.is_none() { actor_model.image = old_actor_model.image }
 				if actor_model.icon.is_none() { actor_model.icon = old_actor_model.icon }
 
-				let update_model = actor_model.into_active_model();
+				let mut update_model = actor_model.into_active_model();
 				update_model.reset(model::user::Column::Name);
 				update_model.reset(model::user::Column::Summary);
 				update_model.reset(model::user::Column::Image);
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ impl apb::server::Outbox for Context {
 				if object_model.summary.is_none() { object_model.summary = old_object_model.summary }
 				if object_model.content.is_none() { object_model.content = old_object_model.content }
 
-				let update_model = object_model.into_active_model();
+				let mut update_model = object_model.into_active_model();
 				update_model.reset(model::object::Column::Name);
 				update_model.reset(model::object::Column::Summary);
 				update_model.reset(model::object::Column::Content);