diff --git a/src/backend/scrobblers/AbstractScrobbleClient.ts b/src/backend/scrobblers/AbstractScrobbleClient.ts
index 2c6fb13b..1fe69e61 100644
--- a/src/backend/scrobblers/AbstractScrobbleClient.ts
+++ b/src/backend/scrobblers/AbstractScrobbleClient.ts
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ export default abstract class AbstractScrobbleClient extends AbstractComponent i
                     const { lifecycle = [] } = transformedScrobble;
                     const psLifecycle = lifecycle.filter(x => x.hook === TRANSFORM_HOOK.postCompare);
                     if(psLifecycle.length > 0) {
-                        events.push(transformToPlayEvent(psLifecycle));
+                        events.push({...transformToPlayEvent(psLifecycle), createdAt: dayjs()});
                     }
                     signal.throwIfAborted();
                     try {
@@ -1522,7 +1522,7 @@ export default abstract class AbstractScrobbleClient extends AbstractComponent i
                 const { lifecycle = [] } = transformedScrobble;
                 const psLifecycle = lifecycle.filter(x => x.hook === TRANSFORM_HOOK.postCompare);
                 if(psLifecycle.length > 0) {
-                    events.push(transformToPlayEvent(psLifecycle));
+                    events.push({...transformToPlayEvent(psLifecycle), createdAt: dayjs()});
                 }
                 signal?.throwIfAborted();
                 try {
diff --git a/src/backend/sources/AbstractSource.ts b/src/backend/sources/AbstractSource.ts
index 5c8ff034..97f1b9d0 100644
--- a/src/backend/sources/AbstractSource.ts
+++ b/src/backend/sources/AbstractSource.ts
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ export default abstract class AbstractSource extends AbstractComponent implement
                 const {lifecycle = []} = p;
                 const psLifecycle = lifecycle.filter(x => x.hook === TRANSFORM_HOOK.postCompare);
                 if(psLifecycle.length > 0) {
-                    events.push({...transformToPlayEvent(psLifecycle), playId: p.id});
+                    events.push({...transformToPlayEvent(psLifecycle), playId: p.id, createdAt: dayjs()});
                 }
             }
             this.emitEvent('discoveredToScrobble', {
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ export default abstract class AbstractSource extends AbstractComponent implement
         try {
             const {lifecycle = [], ...preCompared} = await this.transformPlay(currQueuedPlay.play, TRANSFORM_HOOK.preCompare);
             if(lifecycle.length > 0) {
-                events.push(transformToPlayEvent(lifecycle));
+                events.push({...transformToPlayEvent(lifecycle), createdAt: dayjs()});
             }
             let existing: PlayObject;
             // cheap check for existing