diff --git a/components/Bridge/Entity/ForeignLink.php b/components/Bridge/Entity/ForeignLink.php
index f3617c6ee6..c73d8c4c4c 100644
--- a/components/Bridge/Entity/ForeignLink.php
+++ b/components/Bridge/Entity/ForeignLink.php
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class ForeignLink
                 'profilesync'     => ['type' => 'int', 'size' => 'tiny', 'not null' => true, 'default' => 1, 'description' => 'profile synchronization, bit 1 = sync outgoing, bit 2 = sync incoming'],
                 'last_noticesync' => ['type' => 'datetime', 'description' => 'last time notices were imported'],
                 'last_friendsync' => ['type' => 'datetime', 'description' => 'last time friends were imported'],
-                'created'         => ['type' => 'datetime', 'not null' => true, 'default' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'description' => 'date this record was created'],
+                'created'         => ['type' => 'datetime', 'not null' => true, 'default' => 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP', 'description' => 'date this record was created'],
                 'modified'        => ['type' => 'timestamp', 'not null' => true, 'description' => 'date this record was modified'],
             ],
             'primary key'  => ['user_id', 'foreign_id', 'service'],
diff --git a/components/Bridge/Entity/ForeignService.php b/components/Bridge/Entity/ForeignService.php
index 7b4c47f02d..649cd4d35d 100644
--- a/components/Bridge/Entity/ForeignService.php
+++ b/components/Bridge/Entity/ForeignService.php
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class ForeignService
                 'id'          => ['type' => 'int', 'not null' => true, 'description' => 'numeric key for service'],
                 'name'        => ['type' => 'varchar', 'length' => 32, 'not null' => true, 'description' => 'name of the service'],
                 'description' => ['type' => 'varchar', 'length' => 191, 'description' => 'description'],
-                'created'     => ['type' => 'datetime', 'not null' => true, 'default' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'description' => 'date this record was created'],
+                'created'     => ['type' => 'datetime', 'not null' => true, 'default' => 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP', 'description' => 'date this record was created'],
                 'modified'    => ['type' => 'timestamp', 'not null' => true, 'description' => 'date this record was modified'],
             ],
             'primary key' => ['id'],
diff --git a/components/Bridge/Entity/ForeignSubscription.php b/components/Bridge/Entity/ForeignSubscription.php
index 0e7af40ee9..8685b992c5 100644
--- a/components/Bridge/Entity/ForeignSubscription.php
+++ b/components/Bridge/Entity/ForeignSubscription.php
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class ForeignSubscription
                 'service'    => ['type' => 'int', 'not null' => true, 'description' => 'service where relationship happens'],
                 'subscriber' => ['type' => 'int', 'size' => 'big', 'not null' => true, 'description' => 'subscriber on foreign service'],
                 'subscribed' => ['type' => 'int', 'size' => 'big', 'not null' => true, 'description' => 'subscribed user'],
-                'created'    => ['type' => 'datetime', 'not null' => true, 'default' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'description' => 'date this record was created'],
+                'created'    => ['type' => 'datetime', 'not null' => true, 'default' => 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP', 'description' => 'date this record was created'],
             ],
             'primary key'  => ['service', 'subscriber', 'subscribed'],
             'foreign keys' => [
diff --git a/components/Bridge/Entity/ForeignUser.php b/components/Bridge/Entity/ForeignUser.php
index 857e19854a..ff91d99cec 100644
--- a/components/Bridge/Entity/ForeignUser.php
+++ b/components/Bridge/Entity/ForeignUser.php
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class ForeignUser
                 'service'  => ['type' => 'int', 'not null' => true, 'description' => 'foreign key to service'],
                 'uri'      => ['type' => 'varchar', 'length' => 191, 'not null' => true, 'description' => 'identifying URI'],
                 'nickname' => ['type' => 'varchar', 'length' => 191, 'description' => 'nickname on foreign service'],
-                'created'  => ['type' => 'datetime', 'not null' => true, 'default' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'description' => 'date this record was created'],
+                'created'  => ['type' => 'datetime', 'not null' => true, 'default' => 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP', 'description' => 'date this record was created'],
                 'modified' => ['type' => 'timestamp', 'not null' => true, 'description' => 'date this record was modified'],
             ],
             'primary key'  => ['id', 'service'],