diff --git a/app/Repositories/DatabaseRepository.php b/app/Repositories/DatabaseRepository.php
index 84aa2f4..200b59e 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/DatabaseRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/DatabaseRepository.php
@@ -57,7 +57,19 @@ class DatabaseRepository extends RepositoryQuery implements Repository
         // this way we trigger scout to index records in the search index.
         $modelClass = $this->getModelClass();
         /** @noinspection PhpUndefinedMethodInspection */
-        $modelClass::create($attributes);
+        $modelInstance = new $modelClass();
+        // fixme: change this to $modelClass::create() call, because that one protects against
+        //        mass assignment. This way of doing it is just a work around to make sure all attributes
+        //        land in the database. The "fillable" and "guard" fields of models should be populated
+        //        correctly.
+        $modelInstance->fill($attributes);
+        foreach(["request_hash", "modifiedAt", "createdAt"] as $metaField) {
+            if (array_key_exists($metaField, $attributes)) {
+                $modelInstance->$metaField = $attributes[$metaField];
+            }
+        }
+
+        $modelInstance->save();
 
         return true;
     }