diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index c4300ef0..2ec8c06f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_order_deserialize_serialize() {
-        let sample_order = r#"{"kind":"Sell","status":"Pending","amount":100,"fiat_code":"XXX","fiat_amount":10,"payment_method":"belo","premium":1}"#;
+        let sample_order = r#"{"kind":"Sell","status":"Pending","amount":100,"fiat_code":"XXX","fiat_amount":10,"payment_method":"belo","premium":1,"created_at":0}"#;
         let order = NewOrder::from_json(sample_order).unwrap();
         let json_order = order.as_json().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(sample_order, json_order);
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index 1fcd4a27..2456e76d 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use log::{error, info};
 use mostro_core::order::{Kind as OrderKind, NewOrder, Order, SmallOrder, Status};
 use mostro_core::{Action, Content, Message};
 use nostr_sdk::prelude::*;
+use sqlx::types::chrono::Utc;
 use sqlx::SqlitePool;
 use sqlx::{Pool, Sqlite};
 use std::str::FromStr;
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ pub async fn publish_order(
         None,
         None,
         None,
-        order.created_at,
+        Utc::now().timestamp(),
     );
     let order_string = order.as_json().unwrap();
     info!("serialized order: {order_string}");