diff --git a/postgres-derive/src/composites.rs b/postgres-derive/src/composites.rs
index dcff2c58..b6aad8ab 100644
--- a/postgres-derive/src/composites.rs
+++ b/postgres-derive/src/composites.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub struct Field {
 
 impl Field {
     pub fn parse(raw: &syn::Field, rename_all: Option<RenameRule>) -> Result<Field, Error> {
-        let overrides = Overrides::extract(&raw.attrs)?;
+        let overrides = Overrides::extract(&raw.attrs, false)?;
         let ident = raw.ident.as_ref().unwrap().clone();
 
         // field level name override takes precendence over container level rename_all override
diff --git a/postgres-derive/src/enums.rs b/postgres-derive/src/enums.rs
index d99eca1c..3e4b5045 100644
--- a/postgres-derive/src/enums.rs
+++ b/postgres-derive/src/enums.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ impl Variant {
                 ))
             }
         }
-        let overrides = Overrides::extract(&raw.attrs)?;
+        let overrides = Overrides::extract(&raw.attrs, false)?;
 
         // variant level name override takes precendence over container level rename_all override
         let name = overrides.name.unwrap_or_else(|| match rename_all {
diff --git a/postgres-derive/src/fromsql.rs b/postgres-derive/src/fromsql.rs
index 3736e01e..4deb23ed 100644
--- a/postgres-derive/src/fromsql.rs
+++ b/postgres-derive/src/fromsql.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use crate::enums::Variant;
 use crate::overrides::Overrides;
 
 pub fn expand_derive_fromsql(input: DeriveInput) -> Result<TokenStream, Error> {
-    let overrides = Overrides::extract(&input.attrs)?;
+    let overrides = Overrides::extract(&input.attrs, true)?;
 
     if overrides.name.is_some() && overrides.transparent {
         return Err(Error::new_spanned(
diff --git a/postgres-derive/src/overrides.rs b/postgres-derive/src/overrides.rs
index 3918446a..7f28375b 100644
--- a/postgres-derive/src/overrides.rs
+++ b/postgres-derive/src/overrides.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub struct Overrides {
 }
 
 impl Overrides {
-    pub fn extract(attrs: &[Attribute]) -> Result<Overrides, Error> {
+    pub fn extract(attrs: &[Attribute], container_attr: bool) -> Result<Overrides, Error> {
         let mut overrides = Overrides {
             name: None,
             rename_all: None,
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ impl Overrides {
                     Meta::NameValue(meta) => {
                         let name_override = meta.path.is_ident("name");
                         let rename_all_override = meta.path.is_ident("rename_all");
+                        if !container_attr && rename_all_override {
+                            return Err(Error::new_spanned(
+                                &meta.path,
+                                "rename_all is a container attribute",
+                            ));
+                        }
                         if !name_override && !rename_all_override {
                             return Err(Error::new_spanned(&meta.path, "unknown override"));
                         }
diff --git a/postgres-derive/src/tosql.rs b/postgres-derive/src/tosql.rs
index 1e91df4f..dbeeb16c 100644
--- a/postgres-derive/src/tosql.rs
+++ b/postgres-derive/src/tosql.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use crate::enums::Variant;
 use crate::overrides::Overrides;
 
 pub fn expand_derive_tosql(input: DeriveInput) -> Result<TokenStream, Error> {
-    let overrides = Overrides::extract(&input.attrs)?;
+    let overrides = Overrides::extract(&input.attrs, true)?;
 
     if overrides.name.is_some() && overrides.transparent {
         return Err(Error::new_spanned(