diff --git a/src/db/abstract/abstract-db.cpp b/src/db/abstract/abstract-db.cpp
index 3f58b5251..1193720d4 100644
--- a/src/db/abstract/abstract-db.cpp
+++ b/src/db/abstract/abstract-db.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,20 @@ string AbstractDb::primaryKeyRefStr (const string &type) const {
 	return "";
 }
 
+string AbstractDb::timestampType () const {
+	L_D();
+
+	switch (d->backend) {
+		case Mysql:
+			return " TIMESTAMP";
+		case Sqlite3:
+			return " DATE";
+	}
+
+	L_ASSERT(false);
+	return "";
+}
+
 long long AbstractDb::getLastInsertId () const {
 	long long id = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/db/abstract/abstract-db.h b/src/db/abstract/abstract-db.h
index 9987d9647..2d1ab1020 100644
--- a/src/db/abstract/abstract-db.h
+++ b/src/db/abstract/abstract-db.h
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ protected:
 	std::string primaryKeyStr (const std::string &type = "INT") const;
 	std::string primaryKeyRefStr (const std::string &type = "INT") const;
 
+	std::string timestampType () const;
+
 	long long getLastInsertId () const;
 
 	void enableForeignKeys (bool status);
diff --git a/src/db/main-db.cpp b/src/db/main-db.cpp
index 61a623279..9ed69e167 100644
--- a/src/db/main-db.cpp
+++ b/src/db/main-db.cpp
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ MainDb::MainDb (const shared_ptr<Core> &core) : AbstractDb(*new MainDbPrivate),
 			"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event ("
 			"  id" + primaryKeyStr("BIGINT UNSIGNED") + ","
 			"  type TINYINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL,"
-			"  creation_time TIMESTAMP NOT NULL"
+			"  creation_time" + timestampType() + " NOT NULL"
 			") " + charset;
 
 		*session <<
@@ -1019,10 +1019,10 @@ MainDb::MainDb (const shared_ptr<Core> &core) : AbstractDb(*new MainDbPrivate),
 			"  local_sip_address_id" + primaryKeyRefStr("BIGINT UNSIGNED") + " NOT NULL,"
 
 			// Dialog creation time.
-			"  creation_time TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,"
+			"  creation_time" + timestampType() + " NOT NULL,"
 
 			// Last event time (call, message...).
-			"  last_update_time TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,"
+			"  last_update_time" + timestampType() + " NOT NULL,"
 
 			// ConferenceChatRoom, BasicChatRoom, RTT...
 			"  capabilities TINYINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL,"
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ MainDb::MainDb (const shared_ptr<Core> &core) : AbstractDb(*new MainDbPrivate),
 			"  from_sip_address_id" + primaryKeyRefStr("BIGINT UNSIGNED") + " NOT NULL,"
 			"  to_sip_address_id" + primaryKeyRefStr("BIGINT UNSIGNED") + " NOT NULL,"
 
-			"  time TIMESTAMP,"
+			"  time" + timestampType() + " ,"
 
 			// See: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5438#section-6.3
 			"  imdn_message_id VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,"