diff --git a/api/src/database/seeds/01-tables/07-files.yaml b/api/src/database/seeds/01-tables/07-files.yaml
index c084a846eb..a5b4c52d5b 100644
--- a/api/src/database/seeds/01-tables/07-files.yaml
+++ b/api/src/database/seeds/01-tables/07-files.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ columns:
       column: id
   modified_on:
     type: timestamp
+    nullable: false
+    default: '$now'
   charset:
     type: string
     length: 50