diff --git a/internal/manager/persistence/db.go b/internal/manager/persistence/db.go
index ac61e91f..489b7911 100644
--- a/internal/manager/persistence/db.go
+++ b/internal/manager/persistence/db.go
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ func openDB(ctx context.Context, dsn string) (*DB, error) {
 	dblogger := NewDBLogger(log.Level(globalLogLevel))
 
 	config := gorm.Config{
-		Logger: dblogger,
+		Logger:  dblogger,
+		NowFunc: nowFunc,
 	}
 
 	return openDBWithConfig(dsn, &config)
@@ -79,6 +80,12 @@ func openDBWithConfig(dsn string, config *gorm.Config) (*DB, error) {
 	return &db, nil
 }
 
+// nowFunc returns 'now' in UTC, so that GORM-managed times (createdAt,
+// deletedAt, updatedAt) are stored in UTC.
+func nowFunc() time.Time {
+	return time.Now().UTC()
+}
+
 // PeriodicMaintenanceLoop periodically vacuums the database.
 // This function only returns when the context is done.
 func (db *DB) PeriodicMaintenanceLoop(ctx context.Context) {