diff --git a/schemas/ispyb/updates/2025_05_14_BLSamplePosition_recordTimeStamp_default.sql b/schemas/ispyb/updates/2025_05_14_BLSamplePosition_recordTimeStamp_default.sql
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+INSERT IGNORE INTO SchemaStatus (scriptName, schemaStatus) VALUES ('2025_05_14_BLSamplePosition_recordTimeStamp_default.sql', 'ONGOING');
+
+ALTER TABLE BLSamplePosition MODIFY COLUMN recordTimeStamp datetime DEFAULT current_timestamp;
+
+UPDATE SchemaStatus SET schemaStatus = 'DONE' WHERE scriptName = '2025_05_14_BLSamplePosition_recordTimeStamp_default.sql';