diff --git a/etiquette/objects.py b/etiquette/objects.py
index 1604d21..00db82b 100644
--- a/etiquette/objects.py
+++ b/etiquette/objects.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class GroupableMixin(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
             'parentid': self.id,
             'memberid': member.id,
         }
-        self.photodb.insert(table=self.group_table, data=data)
+        self.photodb.insert(table=self.group_table, pairs=data)
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def add_child(self, member):
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ class Album(ObjectBase, GroupableMixin):
 
         log.info('Adding directory "%s" to %s.', path.absolute_path, self)
         data = {'albumid': self.id, 'directory': path.absolute_path}
-        self.photodb.insert(table='album_associated_directories', data=data)
+        self.photodb.insert(table='album_associated_directories', pairs=data)
 
     @decorators.required_feature('album.edit')
     @worms.atomic
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class Album(ObjectBase, GroupableMixin):
     def _add_photo(self, photo):
         log.info('Adding photo %s to %s.', photo, self)
         data = {'albumid': self.id, 'photoid': photo.id}
-        self.photodb.insert(table='album_photo_rel', data=data)
+        self.photodb.insert(table='album_photo_rel', pairs=data)
 
     @decorators.required_feature('album.edit')
     @worms.atomic
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ class Photo(ObjectBase):
             'photoid': self.id,
             'tagid': tag.id
         }
-        self.photodb.insert(table='photo_tag_rel', data=data)
+        self.photodb.insert(table='photo_tag_rel', pairs=data)
         data = {
             'id': self.id,
             'tagged_at': helpers.now().timestamp(),
@@ -1667,7 +1667,7 @@ class Tag(ObjectBase, GroupableMixin):
             'name': synname,
             'mastername': self.name,
         }
-        self.photodb.insert(table='tag_synonyms', data=data)
+        self.photodb.insert(table='tag_synonyms', pairs=data)
 
         if self._cached_synonyms is not None:
             self._cached_synonyms.add(synname)
diff --git a/etiquette/photodb.py b/etiquette/photodb.py
index 629e0a2..ed72351 100644
--- a/etiquette/photodb.py
+++ b/etiquette/photodb.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class PDBAlbumMixin:
             'thumbnail_photo': None,
             'author_id': author_id,
         }
-        self.insert(table=objects.Album, data=data)
+        self.insert(table=objects.Album, pairs=data)
 
         album = self.get_cached_instance(objects.Album, data)
 
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class PDBBookmarkMixin:
             'created': helpers.now().timestamp(),
             'author_id': author_id,
         }
-        self.insert(table=objects.Bookmark, data=data)
+        self.insert(table=objects.Bookmark, pairs=data)
 
         bookmark = self.get_cached_instance(objects.Bookmark, data)
 
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ class PDBPhotoMixin:
             'duration': None,
             'thumbnail': None,
         }
-        self.insert(table=objects.Photo, data=data)
+        self.insert(table=objects.Photo, pairs=data)
 
         photo = self.get_cached_instance(objects.Photo, data)
 
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ class PDBTagMixin:
             'created': helpers.now().timestamp(),
             'author_id': author_id,
         }
-        self.insert(table=objects.Tag, data=data)
+        self.insert(table=objects.Tag, pairs=data)
 
         tag = self.get_cached_instance(objects.Tag, data)
 
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ class PDBUserMixin:
             'display_name': display_name,
             'created': helpers.now().timestamp(),
         }
-        self.insert(table=objects.User, data=data)
+        self.insert(table=objects.User, pairs=data)
 
         return self.get_cached_instance(objects.User, data)