diff --git a/src/actors.js b/src/actors.js
index 9b43073a..6619ed1b 100755
--- a/src/actors.js
+++ b/src/actors.js
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ function curateProfileEntry(profile) {
 		tattoos: profile.tattoos,
 		blood_type: profile.bloodType,
 		avatar_media_id: profile.avatarMediaId || null,
+		updated_at: knex.raw('DEFAULT'), // default should be NOW(), this will update the column
 	};
 
 	return curatedProfileEntry;