diff --git a/commcare_connect/opportunity/migrations/0019_alter_opportunityclaim_date_claimed.py b/commcare_connect/opportunity/migrations/0019_alter_opportunityclaim_date_claimed.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35ff4b71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commcare_connect/opportunity/migrations/0019_alter_opportunityclaim_date_claimed.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.5 on 2023-10-03 14:31
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    dependencies = [
+        ("opportunity", "0018_merge_20230919_2049"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="opportunityclaim",
+            name="date_claimed",
+            field=models.DateField(auto_now_add=True),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/commcare_connect/opportunity/models.py b/commcare_connect/opportunity/models.py
index c2837153..8be8352a 100644
--- a/commcare_connect/opportunity/models.py
+++ b/commcare_connect/opportunity/models.py
@@ -205,4 +205,4 @@ class OpportunityClaim(models.Model):
     opportunity_access = models.OneToOneField(OpportunityAccess, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     max_payments = models.IntegerField()
     end_date = models.DateField()
-    date_claimed = models.DateField(auto_created=True)
+    date_claimed = models.DateField(auto_now_add=True)