diff --git a/internal/query/projection/iam_member_test.go b/internal/query/projection/iam_member_test.go
index 0413941620..0fc0a571ff 100644
--- a/internal/query/projection/iam_member_test.go
+++ b/internal/query/projection/iam_member_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/eventstore/handler"
 	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/eventstore/repository"
 	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/repository/iam"
+	"github.com/lib/pq"
 )
 
 func TestIAMMemberProjection_reduces(t *testing.T) {
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ func TestIAMMemberProjection_reduces(t *testing.T) {
 							expectedStmt: "INSERT INTO zitadel.projections.iam_members (user_id, roles, creation_date, change_date, sequence, resource_owner, iam_id) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7)",
 							expectedArgs: []interface{}{
 								"user-id",
-								[]string{"role"},
+								pq.StringArray{"role"},
 								anyArg{},
 								anyArg{},
 								uint64(15),
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ func TestIAMMemberProjection_reduces(t *testing.T) {
 						{
 							expectedStmt: "UPDATE zitadel.projections.iam_members SET (roles, change_date, sequence) = ($1, $2, $3) WHERE (user_id = $4) AND (iam_id = $5)",
 							expectedArgs: []interface{}{
-								[]string{"role", "changed"},
+								pq.StringArray{"role", "changed"},
 								anyArg{},
 								uint64(15),
 								"user-id",
diff --git a/internal/query/projection/member.go b/internal/query/projection/member.go
index 232282c578..cf6e1fabe5 100644
--- a/internal/query/projection/member.go
+++ b/internal/query/projection/member.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/eventstore/handler"
 	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/eventstore/handler/crdb"
 	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/repository/member"
+	"github.com/lib/pq"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ func reduceMemberAdded(e member.MemberAddedEvent, opts ...reduceMemberOpt) (*han
 	config := reduceMemberConfig{
 		cols: []handler.Column{
 			handler.NewCol(MemberUserIDCol, e.UserID),
-			handler.NewCol(MemberRolesCol, e.Roles),
+			handler.NewCol(MemberRolesCol, pq.StringArray(e.Roles)),
 			handler.NewCol(MemberCreationDate, e.CreationDate()),
 			handler.NewCol(MemberChangeDate, e.CreationDate()),
 			handler.NewCol(MemberSequence, e.Sequence()),
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ func reduceMemberAdded(e member.MemberAddedEvent, opts ...reduceMemberOpt) (*han
 func reduceMemberChanged(e member.MemberChangedEvent, opts ...reduceMemberOpt) (*handler.Statement, error) {
 	config := reduceMemberConfig{
 		cols: []handler.Column{
-			handler.NewCol(MemberRolesCol, e.Roles),
+			handler.NewCol(MemberRolesCol, pq.StringArray(e.Roles)),
 			handler.NewCol(MemberChangeDate, e.CreationDate()),
 			handler.NewCol(MemberSequence, e.Sequence()),
 		},
diff --git a/internal/query/projection/org_member_test.go b/internal/query/projection/org_member_test.go
index 65adfa6a9e..20975393bb 100644
--- a/internal/query/projection/org_member_test.go
+++ b/internal/query/projection/org_member_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/eventstore/handler"
 	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/eventstore/repository"
 	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/repository/org"
+	"github.com/lib/pq"
 )
 
 func TestOrgMemberProjection_reduces(t *testing.T) {
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ func TestOrgMemberProjection_reduces(t *testing.T) {
 							expectedStmt: "INSERT INTO zitadel.projections.org_members (user_id, roles, creation_date, change_date, sequence, resource_owner, org_id) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7)",
 							expectedArgs: []interface{}{
 								"user-id",
-								[]string{"role"},
+								pq.StringArray{"role"},
 								anyArg{},
 								anyArg{},
 								uint64(15),
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ func TestOrgMemberProjection_reduces(t *testing.T) {
 						{
 							expectedStmt: "UPDATE zitadel.projections.org_members SET (roles, change_date, sequence) = ($1, $2, $3) WHERE (user_id = $4) AND (org_id = $5)",
 							expectedArgs: []interface{}{
-								[]string{"role", "changed"},
+								pq.StringArray{"role", "changed"},
 								anyArg{},
 								uint64(15),
 								"user-id",
diff --git a/internal/query/projection/project_grant_member_test.go b/internal/query/projection/project_grant_member_test.go
index 73681d02a9..46fc520392 100644
--- a/internal/query/projection/project_grant_member_test.go
+++ b/internal/query/projection/project_grant_member_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/eventstore/handler"
 	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/eventstore/repository"
 	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/repository/project"
+	"github.com/lib/pq"
 )
 
 func TestProjectGrantMemberProjection_reduces(t *testing.T) {
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ func TestProjectGrantMemberProjection_reduces(t *testing.T) {
 							expectedStmt: "INSERT INTO zitadel.projections.project_grant_members (user_id, roles, creation_date, change_date, sequence, resource_owner, project_id, grant_id) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8)",
 							expectedArgs: []interface{}{
 								"user-id",
-								[]string{"role"},
+								pq.StringArray{"role"},
 								anyArg{},
 								anyArg{},
 								uint64(15),
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ func TestProjectGrantMemberProjection_reduces(t *testing.T) {
 						{
 							expectedStmt: "UPDATE zitadel.projections.project_grant_members SET (roles, change_date, sequence) = ($1, $2, $3) WHERE (user_id = $4) AND (project_id = $5) AND (grant_id = $6)",
 							expectedArgs: []interface{}{
-								[]string{"role", "changed"},
+								pq.StringArray{"role", "changed"},
 								anyArg{},
 								uint64(15),
 								"user-id",
diff --git a/internal/query/projection/project_member_test.go b/internal/query/projection/project_member_test.go
index 5c64b2f70e..89c87d670a 100644
--- a/internal/query/projection/project_member_test.go
+++ b/internal/query/projection/project_member_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/eventstore/handler"
 	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/eventstore/repository"
 	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/repository/project"
+	"github.com/lib/pq"
 )
 
 func TestProjectMemberProjection_reduces(t *testing.T) {
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ func TestProjectMemberProjection_reduces(t *testing.T) {
 							expectedStmt: "INSERT INTO zitadel.projections.project_members (user_id, roles, creation_date, change_date, sequence, resource_owner, project_id) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7)",
 							expectedArgs: []interface{}{
 								"user-id",
-								[]string{"role"},
+								pq.StringArray{"role"},
 								anyArg{},
 								anyArg{},
 								uint64(15),
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ func TestProjectMemberProjection_reduces(t *testing.T) {
 						{
 							expectedStmt: "UPDATE zitadel.projections.project_members SET (roles, change_date, sequence) = ($1, $2, $3) WHERE (user_id = $4) AND (project_id = $5)",
 							expectedArgs: []interface{}{
-								[]string{"role", "changed"},
+								pq.StringArray{"role", "changed"},
 								anyArg{},
 								uint64(15),
 								"user-id",
diff --git a/internal/query/projection/projection.go b/internal/query/projection/projection.go
index 23df19c598..db38087907 100644
--- a/internal/query/projection/projection.go
+++ b/internal/query/projection/projection.go
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ func Start(ctx context.Context, sqlClient *sql.DB, es *eventstore.Eventstore, co
 	NewFeatureProjection(ctx, applyCustomConfig(projectionConfig, config.Customizations["features"]))
 	NewUserProjection(ctx, applyCustomConfig(projectionConfig, config.Customizations["users"]))
 	NewLoginNameProjection(ctx, applyCustomConfig(projectionConfig, config.Customizations["login_names"]))
+	NewOrgMemberProjection(ctx, applyCustomConfig(projectionConfig, config.Customizations["org_members"]))
+	NewIAMMemberProjection(ctx, applyCustomConfig(projectionConfig, config.Customizations["iam_members"]))
+	NewProjectMemberProjection(ctx, applyCustomConfig(projectionConfig, config.Customizations["project_members"]))
+	NewProjectGrantMemberProjection(ctx, applyCustomConfig(projectionConfig, config.Customizations["project_grant_members"]))
 
 	return nil
 }