diff --git a/src/app/Observers/UserObserver.php b/src/app/Observers/UserObserver.php
--- a/src/app/Observers/UserObserver.php
+++ b/src/app/Observers/UserObserver.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use App\Entitlement;
 use App\Domain;
 use App\User;
+use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
 
 class UserObserver
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@
      */
     public function created(User $user)
     {
+        $now = Carbon::now();
         $settings = [
             'country' => 'CH',
             'currency' => 'CHF',
@@ -67,6 +69,8 @@
                 'key' => $key,
                 'value' => $value,
                 'user_id' => $user->id,
+                'created_at' => $now,
+                'updated_at' => $now,
             ];
         }
 
diff --git a/src/tests/Feature/UserTest.php b/src/tests/Feature/UserTest.php
--- a/src/tests/Feature/UserTest.php
+++ b/src/tests/Feature/UserTest.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 use App\Domain;
 use App\User;
+use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Queue;
 use Tests\TestCase;
 
@@ -364,6 +365,7 @@
         Queue::assertNothingPushed();
 
         $user = $this->getTestUser('UserAccountA@UserAccount.com');
+        $now = Carbon::now();
 
         Queue::assertPushed(\App\Jobs\UserUpdate::class, 0);
 
@@ -375,6 +377,8 @@
         $this->assertSame('CH', $all_settings[0]->value);
         $this->assertSame('currency', $all_settings[1]->key);
         $this->assertSame('CHF', $all_settings[1]->value);
+        $this->assertSame($now->toDateTimeString(), $all_settings[0]->created_at->toDateTimeString());
+        $this->assertSame($now->toDateTimeString(), $all_settings[0]->updated_at->toDateTimeString());
 
         // Add a setting
         $user->setSetting('first_name', 'Firstname');