diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Postgres/Migrations/M20260429_relay_request_retries.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Postgres/Migrations/M20260429_relay_request_retries.hs
index f143275f38..df9a2632f7 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Postgres/Migrations/M20260429_relay_request_retries.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Postgres/Migrations/M20260429_relay_request_retries.hs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ m20260429_relay_request_retries =
   [r|
 ALTER TABLE groups ADD COLUMN relay_request_retries BIGINT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;
 ALTER TABLE groups ADD COLUMN relay_request_delay BIGINT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;
-ALTER TABLE groups ADD COLUMN relay_request_execute_at TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT (now());
+ALTER TABLE groups ADD COLUMN relay_request_execute_at TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT '1970-01-01 00:00:00+00';
 |]
 
 down_m20260429_relay_request_retries :: Text
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Postgres/Migrations/chat_schema.sql b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Postgres/Migrations/chat_schema.sql
index f1470ae560..354c41eaaf 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Postgres/Migrations/chat_schema.sql
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Postgres/Migrations/chat_schema.sql
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ CREATE TABLE test_chat_schema.groups (
     public_member_count bigint,
     relay_request_retries bigint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
     relay_request_delay bigint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
-    relay_request_execute_at timestamp with time zone DEFAULT now() NOT NULL
+    relay_request_execute_at timestamp with time zone DEFAULT '1970-01-01 01:00:00+01'::timestamp with time zone NOT NULL
 );
 
 
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/SQLite/Migrations/M20260429_relay_request_retries.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/SQLite/Migrations/M20260429_relay_request_retries.hs
index 13216a5d4c..fea87f4baf 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/SQLite/Migrations/M20260429_relay_request_retries.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/SQLite/Migrations/M20260429_relay_request_retries.hs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ m20260429_relay_request_retries =
   [sql|
 ALTER TABLE groups ADD COLUMN relay_request_retries INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;
 ALTER TABLE groups ADD COLUMN relay_request_delay INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;
-ALTER TABLE groups ADD COLUMN relay_request_execute_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT(datetime('now'));
+ALTER TABLE groups ADD COLUMN relay_request_execute_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '1970-01-01 00:00:00';
 |]
 
 down_m20260429_relay_request_retries :: Query
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/SQLite/Migrations/chat_schema.sql b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/SQLite/Migrations/chat_schema.sql
index 95a92eb7f0..f081238908 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/SQLite/Migrations/chat_schema.sql
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/SQLite/Migrations/chat_schema.sql
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ CREATE TABLE groups(
   public_member_count INTEGER,
   relay_request_retries INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
   relay_request_delay INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-  relay_request_execute_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT(datetime('now')), -- received
+  relay_request_execute_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '1970-01-01 00:00:00', -- received
   FOREIGN KEY(user_id, local_display_name)
   REFERENCES display_names(user_id, local_display_name)
   ON DELETE CASCADE