diff --git a/backend/handlers/handle_auth.go b/backend/handlers/handle_auth.go
index cea3d8a..ccf72cb 100644
--- a/backend/handlers/handle_auth.go
+++ b/backend/handlers/handle_auth.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"adam-french.co.uk/backend/models"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
-	"gorm.io/gorm"
 )
 
 func (store *Store) AuthMiddlewear(ctx *gin.Context) {
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ func (store *Store) CheckToken(ctx *gin.Context) {
 	}
 	userID := uint(userIDF)
 
-	user := models.User{Model: gorm.Model{ID: userID}}
+	user := models.User{ID: userID}
 	tx := store.DB.First(&user)
 	if tx.Error != nil {
 		ctx.JSON(http.StatusNotFound, tx.Error.Error())
@@ -80,8 +79,8 @@ func (store *Store) RefreshToken(ctx *gin.Context) {
 	}
 	userID := uint(userIDF)
 
-	user := models.User{}
-	tx := store.DB.First(&user, userID)
+	user := models.User{ID: userID}
+	tx := store.DB.First(&user)
 	if tx.Error != nil {
 		ctx.JSON(http.StatusNotFound, tx.Error.Error())
 		removeCookies(ctx)
diff --git a/backend/handlers/handle_post.go b/backend/handlers/handle_post.go
index 37c2e6f..283ea51 100644
--- a/backend/handlers/handle_post.go
+++ b/backend/handlers/handle_post.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package handlers
 
 import (
 	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
 
 	"adam-french.co.uk/backend/models"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
@@ -23,9 +24,16 @@ func (store *Store) GetPosts(ctx *gin.Context) {
 }
 
 func (store *Store) GetPost(ctx *gin.Context) {
-	postID := ctx.Param("id")
-	var post models.Post
-	if err := store.DB.First(&post, postID).Error; err != nil {
+	postIDStr := ctx.Param("id")
+
+	postID, err := strconv.ParseUint(postIDStr, 10, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		ctx.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid id")
+		return
+	}
+
+	post := models.Post{ID: uint(postID)}
+	if err := store.DB.First(&post).Error; err != nil {
 		ctx.JSON(http.StatusNotFound, err.Error())
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/backend/models/post.go b/backend/models/post.go
index aee0b5b..aa1bbf8 100644
--- a/backend/models/post.go
+++ b/backend/models/post.go
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 package models
 
-import "gorm.io/gorm"
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"time"
+)
 
 type Post struct {
-	gorm.Model        // includes ID, CreatedAt, UpdatedAt, DeletedAt
-	Title      string `gorm:"not null" json:"title"`
-	AuthorID   uint   `json:"-"`
-	Author     *User  `gorm:"foreignKey:AuthorID" json:"author"`
-	Content    string `json:"content"`
+	ID        uint         `gorm:"primarykey" json:"id"`
+	CreatedAt time.Time    `json:"createdAt"`
+	UpdatedAt time.Time    `json:"updatedAt"`
+	DeletedAt sql.NullTime `gorm:"index" json:"deletedAt"`
+	Title     string       `gorm:"not null" json:"title"`
+	AuthorID  uint         `json:"-"`
+	Author    *User        `gorm:"foreignKey:AuthorID" json:"author"`
+	Content   string       `json:"content"`
 }
diff --git a/backend/models/user.go b/backend/models/user.go
index a450125..2f925fe 100644
--- a/backend/models/user.go
+++ b/backend/models/user.go
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 package models
 
-import "gorm.io/gorm"
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"time"
+)
 
 type User struct {
-	gorm.Model        // includes ID, CreatedAt, UpdatedAt, DeletedAt
-	Username   string `gorm:"uniqueIndex" json:"username"`
-	Password   []byte `json:"-"`
-	Admin      bool   `json:"admin"`
+	ID        uint         `gorm:"primarykey" json:"id"`
+	CreatedAt time.Time    `json:"createdAt"`
+	UpdatedAt time.Time    `json:"updatedAt"`
+	DeletedAt sql.NullTime `gorm:"index" json:"deletedAt"`
+	Username  string       `gorm:"uniqueIndex" json:"username"`
+	Password  []byte       `json:"-"`
+	Admin     bool         `json:"admin"`
 }