diff --git a/backend/donations/migrations/0010_alter_donor_date_created_alter_ngo_date_created.py b/backend/donations/migrations/0010_alter_donor_date_created_alter_ngo_date_created.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a74dc3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/donations/migrations/0010_alter_donor_date_created_alter_ngo_date_created.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.10 on 2024-02-23 09:22
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("donations", "0009_alter_donor_date_created_alter_ngo_date_created"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="donor",
+            name="date_created",
+            field=models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True, db_index=True, verbose_name="date created"),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="ngo",
+            name="date_created",
+            field=models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True, db_index=True, verbose_name="date created"),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/backend/donations/models/main.py b/backend/donations/models/main.py
index 7c631ebd..81348f9a 100644
--- a/backend/donations/models/main.py
+++ b/backend/donations/models/main.py
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class Ngo(models.Model):
         upload_to=partial(year_ngo_directory_path, "ngo-forms"),
     )
 
-    date_created = models.DateTimeField(verbose_name=_("date created"), db_index=True)
+    date_created = models.DateTimeField(verbose_name=_("date created"), db_index=True, auto_now_add=timezone.now)
     date_updated = models.DateTimeField(verbose_name=_("date updated"), db_index=True, auto_now=timezone.now)
 
     objects = models.Manager()
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ class Donor(models.Model):
         upload_to=partial(year_ngo_donor_directory_path, "donation-forms"),
     )
 
-    date_created = models.DateTimeField(verbose_name=_("date created"), db_index=True)
+    date_created = models.DateTimeField(verbose_name=_("date created"), db_index=True, auto_now_add=timezone.now)
 
     class Meta:
         verbose_name = _("donor")
diff --git a/backend/users/migrations/0006_alter_user_date_created.py b/backend/users/migrations/0006_alter_user_date_created.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f0154ed1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/users/migrations/0006_alter_user_date_created.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.10 on 2024-02-23 09:22
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("users", "0005_alter_user_date_created"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="user",
+            name="date_created",
+            field=models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True, db_index=True, verbose_name="date created"),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/backend/users/models.py b/backend/users/models.py
index 65af9f3c..e0320b66 100644
--- a/backend/users/models.py
+++ b/backend/users/models.py
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ class User(AbstractUser):
 
     old_password = models.CharField(verbose_name=_("old password"), max_length=128, blank=True, null=True)
 
-    date_created = models.DateTimeField(verbose_name=_("date created"), db_index=True)
-    date_updated = models.DateTimeField(verbose_name=_("date updated"), auto_now=timezone.now, db_index=True)
+    date_created = models.DateTimeField(verbose_name=_("date created"), db_index=True, auto_now_add=timezone.now)
+    date_updated = models.DateTimeField(verbose_name=_("date updated"), db_index=True, auto_now=timezone.now)
 
     objects = CustomUserManager()