diff --git a/cmd/snapshot.ethereum/database.go b/cmd/snapshot.ethereum/database.go
index 92bfad28..26c550e3 100644
--- a/cmd/snapshot.ethereum/database.go
+++ b/cmd/snapshot.ethereum/database.go
@@ -1,38 +1,10 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-	"log/slog"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
-
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
 )
 
-// storePositions in the database, by formatting a string to use to make
-// the insertion. Thankfully we're protected by the datatype for this.
 func storePositions(db *gorm.DB, pools []string, ids []int, amount0s, amount1s []string) error {
-	// Gorm lacks the support for inserting arrays (we think) so this
-	// is something we need to do. Ugly I know. Thankfully this isn't used super often.
-	idsS := make([]string, len(ids))
-	for i, id := range ids {
-		idsS[i] = strconv.Itoa(id)
-	}
-	var bu strings.Builder
-	for i, addr := range pools {
-		fmt.Fprintf(&bu, `'%s'`, addr)
-		if i != len(pools)-1 {
-			bu.WriteRune(',')
-		}
-	}
-	s := fmt.Sprintf(
-		"SELECT snapshot_create_positions_1(ARRAY[%s], ARRAY[%s], ARRAY[%s], ARRAY[%s])",
-		bu.String(),                 // pools
-		strings.Join(idsS, ","),     // ids
-		strings.Join(amount0s, ","), // amount0s
-		strings.Join(amount1s, ","), // amount1s
-	)
-	slog.Debug("about to execute sql", "sql", s)
-	err := db.Exec(s).Error
-	return err
+	query := `SELECT snapshot_create_positions_1($1, $2, $3, $4)`
+	return db.Exec(query, pools, ids, amount0s, amount1s).Error
 }