diff --git a/conservancy/usethesource/models.py b/conservancy/usethesource/models.py
index 4f360dfee3b235f1b24925e388ee90297b93e72c..2edb1206fa10a10a3d0d8cc6a5fc1240ea1a2695 100644
--- a/conservancy/usethesource/models.py
+++ b/conservancy/usethesource/models.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import uuid
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.db import models
 from django.urls import reverse
+from django.utils import timezone
 
 
 def gen_message_id():
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ class Comment(models.Model):
 
     candidate = models.ForeignKey(Candidate, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     user = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.PROTECT)
-    time = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
+    time = models.DateTimeField(default=timezone.now)
     message = models.TextField()
     email_message_id = models.CharField(max_length=255, default=gen_message_id)