diff --git a/server/apps/microservices/src/processors/metadata-extraction.processor.ts b/server/apps/microservices/src/processors/metadata-extraction.processor.ts
index 799dd4ac6b..d0e48df820 100644
--- a/server/apps/microservices/src/processors/metadata-extraction.processor.ts
+++ b/server/apps/microservices/src/processors/metadata-extraction.processor.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export class MetadataExtractionProcessor {
       newExif.exifImageWidth = exifData['ExifImageWidth'] || exifData['ImageWidth'] || null;
       newExif.fileSizeInByte = fileSize || null;
       newExif.orientation = exifData['Orientation'] || null;
-      newExif.dateTimeOriginal = exifData['DateTimeOriginal'] || null;
+      newExif.dateTimeOriginal = new Date(asset.createdAt) || null;
       newExif.modifyDate = exifData['ModifyDate'] || null;
       newExif.lensModel = exifData['LensModel'] || null;
       newExif.fNumber = exifData['FNumber'] || null;