diff --git a/migrations/008-add-two-way.js b/migrations/008-add-two-way.js
index 5051e897..381c4486 100644
--- a/migrations/008-add-two-way.js
+++ b/migrations/008-add-two-way.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ exports.up = function (next) {
     'alter table transactions add dispensed boolean NOT NULL DEFAULT false',
     'alter table transactions add notified boolean NOT NULL DEFAULT false',
     'alter table transactions add redeem boolean NOT NULL DEFAULT false',
-    'alter table transactions add confirmation_time timestamp',
+    'alter table transactions add confirmation_time timestamptz',
     'alter table transactions add status status_stage NOT NULL DEFAULT \'notSeen\''
   ]
   db.multi(sql, next)
diff --git a/migrations/009-update-timestamps.js b/migrations/009-update-timestamps.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..34bc56f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/009-update-timestamps.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+var db = require('./db')
+
+exports.up = function (next) {
+  var sql = [
+    'alter table transactions alter created type timestamptz',
+    'alter table bills alter created type timestamptz',
+    'alter table dispenses alter created type timestamptz',
+    'alter table machine_events alter created type timestamptz',
+    'alter table pairing_tokens alter created type timestamptz',
+    'alter table pending_transactions alter updated type timestamptz'
+  ]
+  db.multi(sql, next)
+}
+
+exports.down = function (next) {
+  next()
+}