diff --git a/nflow-engine/src/main/resources/scripts/db/mysql.create.ddl.sql b/nflow-engine/src/main/resources/scripts/db/mysql.create.ddl.sql
index 0fa1da6a7..38321c404 100644
--- a/nflow-engine/src/main/resources/scripts/db/mysql.create.ddl.sql
+++ b/nflow-engine/src/main/resources/scripts/db/mysql.create.ddl.sql
@@ -9,13 +9,18 @@ create table if not exists nflow_workflow (
   next_activation timestamp null,
   is_processing boolean not null default false,
   retries int not null default 0,
-  created timestamp not null default current_timestamp,
+  created timestamp not null,
   modified timestamp not null default current_timestamp on update current_timestamp,
   owner varchar(64),
   constraint nflow_workflow_uniq unique (type, external_id),
   index nflow_workflow(next_activation)
 );
 
+drop trigger if exists nflow_workflow_insert;
+
+create trigger nflow_workflow_insert before insert on `nflow_workflow`
+  for each row set new.created = now();
+
 create table if not exists nflow_workflow_action (
   id int not null auto_increment primary key,
   workflow_id int not null,