diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index c330ada3..4782f5bc 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ function App() {
         }
         recipeJson[FIRESTORE_FIELDS.RECIPE_PATH] = path;
         recipeJson[FIRESTORE_FIELDS.NAME] = id;
-        recipeJson[FIRESTORE_FIELDS.TIMESTAMP] = Date.now();
         return recipeJson;
     };
 
diff --git a/src/utils/firebase.ts b/src/utils/firebase.ts
index 14474031..5f8d25d4 100644
--- a/src/utils/firebase.ts
+++ b/src/utils/firebase.ts
@@ -229,7 +229,11 @@ const getDocsByIds = async (coll: string, ids: string[]) => {
 };
 
 const addRecipe = async (id: string, data: object) => {
-    await setDoc(doc(db, FIRESTORE_COLLECTIONS.EDITED_RECIPES, id), data);
+    const timestampedData = {
+        ...data,
+        [FIRESTORE_FIELDS.TIMESTAMP]: Timestamp.now(),
+    };
+    await setDoc(doc(db, FIRESTORE_COLLECTIONS.EDITED_RECIPES, id), timestampedData);
 };
 
 const docCleanup = async () => {