diff --git a/pkg/database/pool_post.go b/pkg/database/pool_post.go
index 4d69595..686f205 100644
--- a/pkg/database/pool_post.go
+++ b/pkg/database/pool_post.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func CreatePoolPost(ctx context.Context, poolID models.PoolID, postID models.Pos
 		return models.PoolPost{}, utils.HandleError(ctx, span, localLogger, &otterError.EntityValidationFailed{Reason: otterError.PoolIDIsEmpty})
 	}
 
-	if len(poolID) != 25 {
+	if len(poolID) == 0 {
 		return models.PoolPost{}, utils.HandleError(ctx, span, localLogger, &otterError.EntityValidationFailed{Reason: otterError.PoolIDIsWrongLength})
 	}
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func DeletePoolPost(ctx context.Context, poolID models.PoolID, postID models.Pos
 		return utils.HandleError(ctx, span, localLogger, &otterError.EntityValidationFailed{Reason: otterError.PoolIDIsEmpty})
 	}
 
-	if len(poolID) != 25 {
+	if len(poolID) == 0 {
 		return utils.HandleError(ctx, span, localLogger, &otterError.EntityValidationFailed{Reason: otterError.PoolIDIsWrongLength})
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/database/pool_reference.go b/pkg/database/pool_reference.go
index e675a07..ee6f381 100644
--- a/pkg/database/pool_reference.go
+++ b/pkg/database/pool_reference.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func DeletePoolReference(ctx context.Context, poolID models.PoolID, sourceID mod
 		return utils.HandleError(ctx, span, localLogger, &otterError.EntityValidationFailed{Reason: otterError.PoolIDIsEmpty})
 	}
 
-	if len(poolID) != 25 {
+	if len(poolID) == 0 {
 		return utils.HandleError(ctx, span, localLogger, &otterError.EntityValidationFailed{Reason: otterError.PostIDIsWrongLength})
 	}