diff --git a/packages/db/test/basics.test.js b/packages/db/test/basics.test.js
index 5ba70457c3..de0a9a0250 100644
--- a/packages/db/test/basics.test.js
+++ b/packages/db/test/basics.test.js
@@ -70,6 +70,16 @@ describe('astro:db', () => {
 				expect(new Date(themeAdded).getTime()).to.not.be.NaN;
 			});
 
+			it.skip('Defaults can be overridden for dates', async () => {
+				const request = new Request('http://example.com/');
+				const res = await app.render(request);
+				const html = await res.text();
+				const $ = cheerioLoad(html);
+
+				const themeAdded = $($('.themes-list .theme-added')[1]).text();
+				expect(new Date(themeAdded).getTime()).to.not.be.NaN;
+			});
+
 			it('Allows expression defaults for text fields', async () => {
 				const request = new Request('http://example.com/');
 				const res = await app.render(request);
diff --git a/packages/db/test/fixtures/basics/astro.config.ts b/packages/db/test/fixtures/basics/astro.config.ts
index 63b5e75c4c..5b64a9921d 100644
--- a/packages/db/test/fixtures/basics/astro.config.ts
+++ b/packages/db/test/fixtures/basics/astro.config.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
 			// but in this case we do it for both, due to tests
 			await seed(Themes, [
 				{ name: 'dracula' },
-				{ name: 'monokai' },
+				{ name: 'monokai', added: new Date() },
 			]);
 		},
 	},