diff --git a/db/migrate/20160222140401_approval_workflow_std_fields.rb b/db/migrate/20160222140401_approval_workflow_std_fields.rb
index edb7bbef..e27bdbe2 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20160222140401_approval_workflow_std_fields.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20160222140401_approval_workflow_std_fields.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ class ApprovalWorkflowStdFields < ActiveRecord::Migration
     add_column :dmsf_workflows, :updated_on, :timestamp
     add_column :dmsf_workflows, :created_on, :datetime
     add_column :dmsf_workflows, :author_id, :integer
-    DmsfWorkflow.update_all 'updated_on = now(), created_on = now(), author_id = (select id from users where admin = 1 limit 1)'
+    # Set updated_on
+    DmsfWorkflow.all.each(&:save)
+    # Set created_on and author_id
+    DmsfWorkflow.update_all 'created_on = updated_on, author_id = (select id from users where admin = 1 limit 1)'
   end
 
   def self.down