diff --git a/flow/connectors/postgres/cdc.go b/flow/connectors/postgres/cdc.go
index aa8f5c80da..08cba887d9 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/postgres/cdc.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/postgres/cdc.go
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ func (p *PostgresCDCSource) consumeStream(
 				consumedXLogPos = proposedConsumedXLogPos
 				err := p.SetLastOffset(int64(consumedXLogPos))
 				if err != nil {
-					return fmt.Errorf("[initial-flush] storing updated LSN failed: %w", err)
+					return fmt.Errorf("storing updated LSN failed: %w", err)
 				}
 			}
 
diff --git a/flow/connectors/postgres/postgres.go b/flow/connectors/postgres/postgres.go
index 5cf9f0e76f..281fb8dbb2 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/postgres/postgres.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/postgres/postgres.go
@@ -195,9 +195,9 @@ func (c *PostgresConnector) GetLastOffset(jobName string) (int64, error) {
 // SetLastOffset updates the last synced offset for a job.
 func (c *PostgresConnector) SetLastOffset(jobName string, lastOffset int64) error {
 	_, err := c.pool.
-		Exec(c.ctx, fmt.Sprintf(setLastOffsetSQL, c.metadataSchema, mirrorJobsTableIdentifier), jobName, lastOffset)
+		Exec(c.ctx, fmt.Sprintf(setLastOffsetSQL, c.metadataSchema, mirrorJobsTableIdentifier), lastOffset, jobName)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error getting last offset for job %s: %w", jobName, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("error setting last offset for job %s: %w", jobName, err)
 	}
 
 	return nil