diff --git a/src/migrations/20211130142314-add-updated-at-to-projects.js b/src/migrations/20211130142314-add-updated-at-to-projects.js
index 016d43ab0e..358c3c9d3e 100644
--- a/src/migrations/20211130142314-add-updated-at-to-projects.js
+++ b/src/migrations/20211130142314-add-updated-at-to-projects.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 exports.up = function (db, callback) {
     db.runSql(
-        'ALTER TABLE projects ADD COLUMN "updated_at" TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE',
+        'ALTER TABLE projects ADD COLUMN "updated_at" TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE DEFAULT now();',
         callback,
     );
 };