diff --git a/install.php b/install.php
index 042c036..e091dfa 100644
--- a/install.php
+++ b/install.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `words` (
   `word3` VARCHAR(45) NULL,
   `author` VARCHAR(45) NULL,
   `new` BOOLEAN,
-  `created_at` TIMESTAMP NULL,
+  `created_at` TIMESTAMP NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
   PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 AUTO_INCREMENT=1 ;