diff --git a/src/api/services/communities.zig b/src/api/services/communities.zig
index 45e2fe1..780b7d5 100644
--- a/src/api/services/communities.zig
+++ b/src/api/services/communities.zig
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ pub fn query(db: anytype, args: QueryArgs, alloc: std.mem.Allocator) !QueryResul
         std.meta.assumeSentinel(builder.array.items, 0),
         query_args,
         max_items,
-        .{ .prep_allocator = alloc, .ignore_unused_arguments = true },
+        .{ .allocator = alloc, .ignore_unused_arguments = true },
     );
     errdefer util.deepFree(alloc, results);
 
diff --git a/src/api/services/notes.zig b/src/api/services/notes.zig
index 5156530..ddb3b01 100644
--- a/src/api/services/notes.zig
+++ b/src/api/services/notes.zig
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ pub fn query(db: anytype, args: QueryArgs, alloc: std.mem.Allocator) !QueryResul
         try builder.terminate(),
         query_args,
         max_items,
-        .{ .prep_allocator = alloc, .ignore_unused_arguments = true },
+        .{ .allocator = alloc, .ignore_unused_arguments = true },
     );
     errdefer util.deepFree(results);
 
diff --git a/src/sql/engines/common.zig b/src/sql/engines/common.zig
index 67fef2f..b50b7d0 100644
--- a/src/sql/engines/common.zig
+++ b/src/sql/engines/common.zig
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ pub const QueryOptions = struct {
     // do not require allocators for prep. If an allocator is needed but not
     // provided, `error.AllocatorRequired` will be returned.
     // Only used with the postgres backend.
-    prep_allocator: ?Allocator = null,
+    allocator: ?Allocator = null,
 };
 
 // Turns a value into its appropriate textual value (or null)
diff --git a/src/sql/engines/postgres.zig b/src/sql/engines/postgres.zig
index 6bff648..bb24415 100644
--- a/src/sql/engines/postgres.zig
+++ b/src/sql/engines/postgres.zig
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ pub const Db = struct {
     const format_text = 0;
     const format_binary = 1;
     pub fn exec(self: Db, sql: [:0]const u8, args: anytype, opt: common.QueryOptions) common.ExecError!Results {
-        const alloc = opt.prep_allocator;
+        const alloc = opt.allocator;
         const result = blk: {
             if (@TypeOf(args) != void and args.len > 0) {
                 var arena = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(alloc orelse return error.AllocatorRequired);
diff --git a/src/sql/lib.zig b/src/sql/lib.zig
index 830f7a1..9b1f599 100644
--- a/src/sql/lib.zig
+++ b/src/sql/lib.zig
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ fn Tx(comptime tx_level: u8) type {
             args: anytype,
             alloc: ?Allocator,
         ) QueryError!Results(RowType) {
-            return self.queryWithOptions(RowType, sql, args, .{ .prep_allocator = alloc });
+            return self.queryWithOptions(RowType, sql, args, .{ .allocator = alloc });
         }
 
         /// Runs a query to completion and returns a row of results, unless the query
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ fn Tx(comptime tx_level: u8) type {
             var results = try self.queryWithOptions(RowType, q, args, options);
             defer results.finish();
 
-            const alloc = options.prep_allocator orelse return error.AllocatorRequired;
+            const alloc = options.allocator orelse return error.AllocatorRequired;
 
             var result_array = std.ArrayList(RowType).init(alloc);
             errdefer result_array.deinit();
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ fn Tx(comptime tx_level: u8) type {
             alloc: ?std.mem.Allocator,
             comptime check_tx: bool,
         ) !void {
-            var results = try self.runSql(sql, args, .{ .prep_allocator = alloc }, check_tx);
+            var results = try self.runSql(sql, args, .{ .allocator = alloc }, check_tx);
             defer results.finish();
 
             while (try results.row()) |_| {}