diff --git a/openstack/db/v1/databases/requests.go b/openstack/db/v1/databases/requests.go
index 26bca04..ff57245 100644
--- a/openstack/db/v1/databases/requests.go
+++ b/openstack/db/v1/databases/requests.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 		return res
 	}
 
-	_, res.Err = client.Request("POST", baseURL(client, instanceID), gophercloud.RequestOpts{
+	_, res.Err = client.Request("POST", baseURL(client, instanceID), &gophercloud.RequestOpts{
 		JSONBody: &reqBody,
 		OkCodes:  []int{202},
 	})
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 func Delete(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, instanceID, dbName string) DeleteResult {
 	var res DeleteResult
 
-	_, res.Err = client.Request("DELETE", dbURL(client, instanceID, dbName), gophercloud.RequestOpts{
+	_, res.Err = client.Request("DELETE", dbURL(client, instanceID, dbName), &gophercloud.RequestOpts{
 		OkCodes: []int{202},
 	})