diff --git a/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb
index f432723a58..2b7570f108 100644
--- a/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb
@@ -165,7 +165,9 @@ def do_add
     end
     ActiveRecord::Base.transaction do
       user, locked_account_created = user_for_registration!(params[:registration_data])
-      registration = @competition.registrations.find_or_initialize_by(user_id: user.id)
+      registration = @competition.registrations.find_or_initialize_by(user_id: user.id) do |reg|
+        reg.registered_at = Time.now.utc
+      end
       raise I18n.t("registrations.add.errors.already_registered") unless registration.new_record?
       registration_comment = params.dig(:registration_data, :comments)
       registration.assign_attributes(comments: registration_comment) if registration_comment.present?