diff --git a/go/apps/ctrl/services/openapi/convert.go b/go/apps/ctrl/services/openapi/convert.go
index 1f8b69de7b..4b66a17d0d 100644
--- a/go/apps/ctrl/services/openapi/convert.go
+++ b/go/apps/ctrl/services/openapi/convert.go
@@ -43,23 +43,30 @@ func convertChangesToProto(changes checker.Changes) []*ctrlv1.ChangelogEntry {
 		}
 
 		operationId := change.GetOperationId()
-		
-		var operationIdPtr *string
-		if operationId != "" {
-			// Create a local copy to avoid pointer reuse in loop
-			opId := operationId
-			operationIdPtr = &opId
-		}
-		
 		result[i] = &ctrlv1.ChangelogEntry{
 			Id:          change.GetId(),
 			Text:        change.GetUncolorizedText(localizer),
 			Level:       level,
 			Operation:   change.GetOperation(),
 			Path:        change.GetPath(),
-			OperationId: operationIdPtr,
+			OperationId: &operationId,
 		}
 	}
 
 	return result
 }
+
+			Path:        change.GetPath(),
+			OperationId: operationIdPtr,
+		}
+		result[i] = &ctrlv1.ChangelogEntry{
+			Id:          change.GetId(),
+			Text:        change.GetUncolorizedText(localizer),
+			Level:       level,
+			Operation:   change.GetOperation(),
+			Path:        change.GetPath(),
+			OperationId: operationIdPtr,
+		}
+	}
+
+	return result
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