diff --git a/data/migrations/versions/88e0f440a2f_add_created_field_to_the_blobupload_.py b/data/migrations/versions/88e0f440a2f_add_created_field_to_the_blobupload_.py
index ab9c63585..1d4241b89 100644
--- a/data/migrations/versions/88e0f440a2f_add_created_field_to_the_blobupload_.py
+++ b/data/migrations/versions/88e0f440a2f_add_created_field_to_the_blobupload_.py
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ down_revision = '403d02fea323'
 
 from alembic import op
 import sqlalchemy as sa
+from datetime import datetime
 
 def upgrade(tables):
     ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
-    op.add_column('blobupload', sa.Column('created', sa.DateTime(), nullable=False, server_default=sa.text('now()')))
+    now = datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+    op.add_column('blobupload', sa.Column('created', sa.DateTime(), nullable=False, server_default=sa.text(now)))
     op.create_index('blobupload_created', 'blobupload', ['created'], unique=False)
     ### end Alembic commands ###