diff --git a/deployment/base.sql b/deployment/base.sql
index afe7002..b77b618 100644
--- a/deployment/base.sql
+++ b/deployment/base.sql
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `config` (
 CREATE TABLE `payments` (
   `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
   `unlocked_time` timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
-  `paid_time` timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
+  `paid_time` timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT '1970-01-01 00:00:01',
   `pool_type` varchar(64) DEFAULT NULL,
   `payment_address` varchar(125) DEFAULT NULL,
   `transaction_id` int(11) DEFAULT NULL COMMENT 'Transaction ID in the transactions table',