diff --git a/mRemoteNG/Config/Connections/SqlConnectionsSaver.cs b/mRemoteNG/Config/Connections/SqlConnectionsSaver.cs
index 955708f5a..d1c3ec0cb 100644
--- a/mRemoteNG/Config/Connections/SqlConnectionsSaver.cs
+++ b/mRemoteNG/Config/Connections/SqlConnectionsSaver.cs
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ namespace mRemoteNG.Config.Connections
             
             DbParameter lastUpdateParam = dbQuery.CreateParameter();
             lastUpdateParam.ParameterName = "@LastUpdate";
+            // Use DBTimeStampNow() instead of DBDate() - the column is datetime type, not string
+            // DBTimeStampNow() returns the appropriate .NET type (DateTime or MySqlDateTime) for parameterized queries
             lastUpdateParam.Value = MiscTools.DBTimeStampNow();
             dbQuery.Parameters.Add(lastUpdateParam);