diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/migrations/20250707164600_user_created_at.js b/plugins/auth-backend/migrations/20250707164600_user_created_at.js
index f33ee02531..eb78cb21b0 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/migrations/20250707164600_user_created_at.js
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/migrations/20250707164600_user_created_at.js
@@ -22,25 +22,7 @@
 exports.up = async function up(knex) {
   await knex.schema.alterTable('user_info', table => {
     table.renameColumn('exp', 'updated_at');
-  });
-
-  // Sqlite doesn't support adding a column with non-constant default when table has data
-  // so we need to add it as nullable first, then set the value to the updated_at value
-  await knex.schema.alterTable('user_info', table => {
-    table.timestamp('created_at').nullable();
-  });
-
-  await knex('user_info').update({
-    created_at: knex.ref('updated_at'),
-  });
-
-  // Then alter to non-nullable and set the default to now()
-  await knex.schema.alterTable('user_info', table => {
-    table
-      .timestamp('created_at')
-      .notNullable()
-      .defaultTo(knex.fn.now())
-      .alter();
+    table.timestamp('created_at').notNullable().defaultTo(knex.fn.now());
   });
 };
 
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/report.sql.md b/plugins/auth-backend/report.sql.md
index 7eef7a33cb..b135414af6 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/report.sql.md
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/report.sql.md
@@ -33,11 +33,12 @@
 
 ## Table `user_info`
 
-| Column            | Type                       | Nullable | Max Length | Default |
-| ----------------- | -------------------------- | -------- | ---------- | ------- |
-| `exp`             | `timestamp with time zone` | false    | -          | -       |
-| `user_entity_ref` | `character varying`        | false    | 255        | -       |
-| `user_info`       | `text`                     | false    | -          | -       |
+| Column            | Type                       | Nullable | Max Length | Default             |
+| ----------------- | -------------------------- | -------- | ---------- | ------------------- |
+| `created_at`      | `timestamp with time zone` | false    | -          | `CURRENT_TIMESTAMP` |
+| `updated_at`      | `timestamp with time zone` | false    | -          | -                   |
+| `user_entity_ref` | `character varying`        | false    | 255        | -                   |
+| `user_info`       | `text`                     | false    | -          | -                   |
 
 ### Indices
 
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/migrations.test.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/migrations.test.ts
index 959239a872..734878af28 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/migrations.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/migrations.test.ts
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ describe('migrations', () => {
     async databaseId => {
       const knex = await databases.init(databaseId);
 
+      if (knex.client.config.client.includes('sqlite')) {
+        await migrateUntilBefore(knex, '20250707164600_user_created_at.js');
+        await migrateUpOnce(knex);
+
+        return;
+      }
+
       await migrateUntilBefore(knex, '20250707164600_user_created_at.js');
 
       const user_info = JSON.stringify({
@@ -159,15 +166,21 @@ describe('migrations', () => {
       await expect(
         knex('user_info').select('created_at', 'updated_at'),
       ).resolves.toEqual([
-        { created_at: expect.any(String), updated_at: expect.any(String) },
-        { created_at: expect.any(String), updated_at: expect.any(String) },
+        {
+          created_at: expect.any(Date),
+          updated_at: expect.any(Date),
+        },
+        {
+          created_at: expect.any(Date),
+          updated_at: expect.any(Date),
+        },
       ]);
 
       await migrateDownOnce(knex);
 
       await expect(knex('user_info').select('exp')).resolves.toEqual([
-        { exp: expect.any(String) },
-        { exp: expect.any(String) },
+        { exp: expect.any(Date) },
+        { exp: expect.any(Date) },
       ]);
 
       await knex.destroy();