diff --git a/src/core/model/anonymizedGists/anonymizedGists.schema.ts b/src/core/model/anonymizedGists/anonymizedGists.schema.ts
index edbde52..4ee6292 100644
--- a/src/core/model/anonymizedGists/anonymizedGists.schema.ts
+++ b/src/core/model/anonymizedGists/anonymizedGists.schema.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const AnonymizedGistSchema = new Schema({
   },
   dateOfEntry: {
     type: Date,
-    default: new Date(),
+    default: Date.now,
   },
   gist: {
     description: String,
diff --git a/src/core/model/anonymizedPullRequests/anonymizedPullRequests.schema.ts b/src/core/model/anonymizedPullRequests/anonymizedPullRequests.schema.ts
index 20cf546..964c1e4 100644
--- a/src/core/model/anonymizedPullRequests/anonymizedPullRequests.schema.ts
+++ b/src/core/model/anonymizedPullRequests/anonymizedPullRequests.schema.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const AnonymizedPullRequestSchema = new Schema({
   },
   dateOfEntry: {
     type: Date,
-    default: new Date(),
+    default: Date.now,
   },
   pullRequest: {
     diff: String,
diff --git a/src/core/model/anonymizedRepositories/anonymizedRepositories.schema.ts b/src/core/model/anonymizedRepositories/anonymizedRepositories.schema.ts
index 6383b18..ccbcbf3 100644
--- a/src/core/model/anonymizedRepositories/anonymizedRepositories.schema.ts
+++ b/src/core/model/anonymizedRepositories/anonymizedRepositories.schema.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ const AnonymizedRepositorySchema = new Schema({
   },
   dateOfEntry: {
     type: Date,
-    default: new Date(),
+    default: Date.now,
   },
   size: {
     storage: {
diff --git a/src/core/model/conference/conferences.schema.ts b/src/core/model/conference/conferences.schema.ts
index a0bad4c..0d6c3c1 100644
--- a/src/core/model/conference/conferences.schema.ts
+++ b/src/core/model/conference/conferences.schema.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const RepositorySchema = new Schema({
   },
   dateOfEntry: {
     type: Date,
-    default: new Date(),
+    default: Date.now,
   },
   plan: {
     planID: String,
diff --git a/src/core/model/repositories/repositories.schema.ts b/src/core/model/repositories/repositories.schema.ts
index 359526f..837a48a 100644
--- a/src/core/model/repositories/repositories.schema.ts
+++ b/src/core/model/repositories/repositories.schema.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const RepositorySchema = new Schema({
   },
   dateOfEntry: {
     type: Date,
-    default: new Date(),
+    default: Date.now,
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/src/core/model/users/users.schema.ts b/src/core/model/users/users.schema.ts
index 59b5889..6572ef7 100644
--- a/src/core/model/users/users.schema.ts
+++ b/src/core/model/users/users.schema.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ const UserSchema = new Schema({
   },
   dateOfEntry: {
     type: Date,
-    default: new Date(),
+    default: Date.now,
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/test/production-regressions.test.js b/test/production-regressions.test.js
index 1132f76..beb9e98 100644
--- a/test/production-regressions.test.js
+++ b/test/production-regressions.test.js
@@ -286,6 +286,17 @@ describe("production regressions", function () {
     catch (error) { expect(error.message).to.equal("storage failed"); }
     expect(model.status).to.equal("ready");
   });
+
+  it("creates fresh entry dates for each document", async function () {
+    const models = [
+      ["users", "users"], ["repositories", "repositories"], ["conference", "conferences"],
+      ["anonymizedRepositories", "anonymizedRepositories"], ["anonymizedGists", "anonymizedGists"],
+      ["anonymizedPullRequests", "anonymizedPullRequests"],
+    ].map(([folder, name]) => require(`../src/core/model/${folder}/${name}.model`).default);
+    const first = models.map(Model => new Model().dateOfEntry);
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 15));
+    models.forEach((Model, i) => expect(new Model().dateOfEntry.getTime()).to.be.greaterThan(first[i].getTime()));
+  });
   it("omits an upstream length when later text is rewritten", async function () {
     const File = require("../src/core/AnonymizedFile").default;
     stub(config, "STREAMER_ENTRYPOINT", "");