diff --git a/db/create.go b/db/create.go
index 2548cd72..640f19c7 100644
--- a/db/create.go
+++ b/db/create.go
@@ -157,11 +157,11 @@ func (d *document) runCreate(ctx context.Context, stm *sql.CreateStatement) (int
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err = d.event(ctx, met); err != nil {
+	if err = d.lives(ctx, met); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err = d.lives(ctx, met); err != nil {
+	if err = d.event(ctx, met); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/db/delete.go b/db/delete.go
index cbf9d406..b4a9f53e 100644
--- a/db/delete.go
+++ b/db/delete.go
@@ -162,11 +162,11 @@ func (d *document) runDelete(ctx context.Context, stm *sql.DeleteStatement) (int
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err = d.event(ctx, met); err != nil {
+	if err = d.lives(ctx, met); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err = d.lives(ctx, met); err != nil {
+	if err = d.event(ctx, met); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/db/insert.go b/db/insert.go
index f4702be4..8437cdb2 100644
--- a/db/insert.go
+++ b/db/insert.go
@@ -125,11 +125,11 @@ func (d *document) runInsert(ctx context.Context, stm *sql.InsertStatement) (int
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err = d.event(ctx, met); err != nil {
+	if err = d.lives(ctx, met); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err = d.lives(ctx, met); err != nil {
+	if err = d.event(ctx, met); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/db/relate.go b/db/relate.go
index 32a0dd92..dffc10e2 100644
--- a/db/relate.go
+++ b/db/relate.go
@@ -155,11 +155,11 @@ func (d *document) runRelate(ctx context.Context, stm *sql.RelateStatement) (int
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err = d.event(ctx, met); err != nil {
+	if err = d.lives(ctx, met); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err = d.lives(ctx, met); err != nil {
+	if err = d.event(ctx, met); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/db/update.go b/db/update.go
index 8735303e..6e45a01b 100644
--- a/db/update.go
+++ b/db/update.go
@@ -168,11 +168,11 @@ func (d *document) runUpdate(ctx context.Context, stm *sql.UpdateStatement) (int
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err = d.event(ctx, met); err != nil {
+	if err = d.lives(ctx, met); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err = d.lives(ctx, met); err != nil {
+	if err = d.event(ctx, met); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/db/upsert.go b/db/upsert.go
index 550a23fe..4306fba9 100644
--- a/db/upsert.go
+++ b/db/upsert.go
@@ -131,11 +131,11 @@ func (d *document) runUpsert(ctx context.Context, stm *sql.UpsertStatement) (int
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err = d.event(ctx, met); err != nil {
+	if err = d.lives(ctx, met); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err = d.lives(ctx, met); err != nil {
+	if err = d.event(ctx, met); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}