diff --git a/06-uws.sql b/06-uws.sql
index 33ba74602d87aba2d53886ba1edd1696a721c87c..da2eb3e08614ee4a6f123148a05fb8e3aebfc2f9 100644
--- a/06-uws.sql
+++ b/06-uws.sql
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CREATE TABLE job (
     phase JobPhaseEnum not null,
     start_time timestamp,
     end_time timestamp,
-    creation_time timestamp,
+    creation_time timestamp default CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
     job_info jsonb,
     results jsonb,
     primary key(job_id)