diff --git a/src/main/java/com/wyattjmiller/home/recipefoliobackend/model/Recipe.java b/src/main/java/com/wyattjmiller/home/recipefoliobackend/model/Recipe.java
index f1bcab1..0e3e63e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/wyattjmiller/home/recipefoliobackend/model/Recipe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/wyattjmiller/home/recipefoliobackend/model/Recipe.java
@@ -13,18 +13,18 @@ public class Recipe {
   private String Name;
   private String Description;
   private String Ingredients;
-  private LocalDateTime CreatedTimestamp;
+  private LocalDateTime CreatedTimestamp = LocalDateTime.now();
 
   // constructors
   public Recipe() {
 
   }
 
-  public Recipe(String name, String description, String ingredients, LocalDateTime createdTimestamp) {
+  public Recipe(String name, String description, String ingredients) {
     this.Name = name;
     this.Description = description;
     this.Ingredients = ingredients;
-    this.CreatedTimestamp = createdTimestamp;
+    this.CreatedTimestamp = LocalDateTime.now();
   }
 
   // mehtods (fields)
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/wyattjmiller/home/recipefoliobackend/utils/LoadDatabase.java b/src/main/java/com/wyattjmiller/home/recipefoliobackend/utils/LoadDatabase.java
index 095dfdb..b5d95b9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/wyattjmiller/home/recipefoliobackend/utils/LoadDatabase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/wyattjmiller/home/recipefoliobackend/utils/LoadDatabase.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class LoadDatabase {
   @Bean
   CommandLineRunner initDatabase(RecipeRepository repository) {
     return args -> {
-      log.info("Preloading " + repository.save(new Recipe("Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwhich", "The defacto sandwhich", "Peanut Butter, Jelly, and bread", LocalDateTime.now())));
+      log.info("Preloading " + repository.save(new Recipe("Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwhich", "The defacto sandwhich", "Peanut Butter, Jelly, and bread")));
     };
   }
 }