diff --git a/api/src/database/seeds/run.ts b/api/src/database/seeds/run.ts
index 20316e88dc..35f653b5fa 100644
--- a/api/src/database/seeds/run.ts
+++ b/api/src/database/seeds/run.ts
@@ -99,8 +99,9 @@ async function createTables(database: Knex) {
 				if (columnInfo.default !== undefined) {
 					let defaultValue = columnInfo.default;
 
-					if (isObject(defaultValue) || Array.isArray(defaultValue))
+					if (isObject(defaultValue) || Array.isArray(defaultValue)) {
 						defaultValue = JSON.stringify(defaultValue);
+					}
 
 					if (defaultValue === '$now') {
 						defaultValue = database!.fn.now();
diff --git a/api/src/services/fields.ts b/api/src/services/fields.ts
index f86366f286..69583310ea 100644
--- a/api/src/services/fields.ts
+++ b/api/src/services/fields.ts
@@ -260,7 +260,13 @@ export class FieldsService {
 				}
 
 				if (field.schema.default_value) {
-					column.defaultTo(field.schema.default_value);
+					const defaultValue = field.schema.default_value.toLowerCase();
+
+					if (defaultValue === 'now()') {
+						column.defaultTo(this.knex.fn.now());
+					} else {
+						column.defaultTo(field.schema.default_value);
+					}
 				}
 
 				if (field.schema.is_nullable !== undefined && field.schema.is_nullable === false) {