diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/labels.ts b/packages/api/src/services/labels.ts
index cd72e087f..1bf770a6d 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/labels.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/labels.ts
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ export const createAndAddLabelsToLibraryItem = async (
   userId: string,
   labels?: CreateLabelInput[] | null,
   rssFeedUrl?: string | null,
-  source?: LabelSource,
-  pubsub?: PubsubClient
+  source?: LabelSource
 ) => {
   if (rssFeedUrl) {
     // add rss label to labels
@@ -77,11 +76,10 @@ export const createAndAddLabelsToLibraryItem = async (
     const newLabels = await findOrCreateLabels(labels, userId)
 
     await addLabelsToLibraryItem(
-      newLabels,
+      newLabels.map((l) => l.id),
       libraryItemId,
       userId,
-      source,
-      pubsub
+      source
     )
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/api/test/resolvers/article.test.ts b/packages/api/test/resolvers/article.test.ts
index a13f7d52b..27bbf7818 100644
--- a/packages/api/test/resolvers/article.test.ts
+++ b/packages/api/test/resolvers/article.test.ts
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ import {
 } from '../../src/generated/graphql'
 import { getRepository } from '../../src/repository'
 import { createGroup, deleteGroup } from '../../src/services/groups'
+import { createLabel, deleteLabels } from '../../src/services/labels'
 import {
-  createOrUpdateLibraryItem,
   createLibraryItems,
+  createOrUpdateLibraryItem,
+  CreateOrUpdateLibraryItemArgs,
   deleteLibraryItemById,
   deleteLibraryItemByUrl,
   deleteLibraryItems,
@@ -32,7 +34,6 @@ import {
   findLibraryItemByUrl,
   softDeleteLibraryItem,
   updateLibraryItem,
-  CreateOrUpdateLibraryItemArgs,,
 } from '../../src/services/library_item'
 import { deleteUser } from '../../src/services/user'
 import * as createTask from '../../src/utils/createTask'
@@ -43,12 +44,7 @@ import {
   createTestUser,
   saveLabelsInLibraryItem,
 } from '../db'
-import {
-  generateFakeShortId,
-  generateFakeUuid,
-  graphqlRequest,
-  request,
-} from '../util'
+import { generateFakeUuid, graphqlRequest, request } from '../util'
 
 chai.use(chaiString)