diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/SqlSyntax/SqlSyntaxProviderBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/SqlSyntax/SqlSyntaxProviderBase.cs
index c826d640f1..0f6f832c66 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/SqlSyntax/SqlSyntaxProviderBase.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/SqlSyntax/SqlSyntaxProviderBase.cs
@@ -357,9 +357,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.SqlSyntax
             if (column.DefaultValue == null)
                 return string.Empty;
 
-            // see if this is for a system method
             // TODO: Actually use the SystemMethods on the DTO. For now I've put a hack in to catch getdate(), not using the others at the moment
-            if (column.DefaultValue is SystemMethods || column.DefaultValue.ToString().ToLower().Equals("getdate()".ToLower()))
+            if (column.DefaultValue.ToString().ToLower().Equals("getdate()".ToLower()))
+                return string.Format(DefaultValueFormat, column.DefaultValue);
+
+            // see if this is for a system method
+            if (column.DefaultValue is SystemMethods)
             {
                 string method = FormatSystemMethods((SystemMethods)column.DefaultValue);
                 if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(method))