diff --git a/anki/models.py b/anki/models.py
index 350901a93..7a3cf34d8 100644
--- a/anki/models.py
+++ b/anki/models.py
@@ -65,20 +65,22 @@ class Model(object):
         else:
             self.id = None
             self.name = u""
-            self.mod = intTime()
+            self.crt = intTime()
+            self.mod = self.crt
             self.conf = defaultConf.copy()
             self.css = ""
             self.fields = []
             self.templates = []
 
     def load(self):
-        (self.mod,
+        (self.crt,
+         self.mod,
          self.name,
          self.fields,
          self.templates,
          self.conf,
          self.css) = self.deck.db.first("""
-select mod, name, flds, tmpls, conf, css from models where id = ?""", self.id)
+select crt, mod, name, flds, tmpls, conf, css from models where id = ?""", self.id)
         self.fields = simplejson.loads(self.fields)
         self.templates = simplejson.loads(self.templates)
         self.conf = simplejson.loads(self.conf)
@@ -87,8 +89,8 @@ select mod, name, flds, tmpls, conf, css from models where id = ?""", self.id)
         self.mod = intTime()
         self.css = self.genCSS()
         ret = self.deck.db.execute("""
-insert or replace into models values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)""",
-                self.id, self.mod, self.name,
+insert or replace into models values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)""",
+                self.id, self.crt, self.mod, self.name,
                 simplejson.dumps(self.fields),
                 simplejson.dumps(self.templates),
                 simplejson.dumps(self.conf),
diff --git a/anki/storage.py b/anki/storage.py
index 644a076f0..d8def5625 100644
--- a/anki/storage.py
+++ b/anki/storage.py
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ create table if not exists fsums (
 
 create table if not exists models (
     id              integer primary key,
+    crt             integer not null,
     mod             integer not null,
     name            text not null,
     flds            text not null,
@@ -314,7 +315,7 @@ from facts order by created""")
     import anki.models
     _moveTable(db, "models")
     db.execute("""
-insert into models select id, cast(modified as int),
+insert into models select id, cast(created as int), cast(modified as int),
 name, "{}", "{}", ?, "" from models2""", simplejson.dumps(
     anki.models.defaultConf))
     db.execute("drop table models2")