diff --git a/cmd/tools/vtest-self.v b/cmd/tools/vtest-self.v
index 55f9e5ed78..8f459abdfc 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vtest-self.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vtest-self.v
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ const skip_with_fsanitize_memory = [
 	'vlib/orm/orm_custom_operators_test.v',
 	'vlib/orm/orm_fk_test.v',
 	'vlib/orm/orm_references_test.v',
+	'vlib/orm/orm_option_time_test.v',
 	'vlib/db/sqlite/sqlite_test.v',
 	'vlib/db/sqlite/sqlite_orm_test.v',
 	'vlib/db/sqlite/sqlite_vfs_lowlevel_test.v',
@@ -223,6 +224,7 @@ const skip_on_ubuntu_musl = [
 	'vlib/orm/orm_custom_operators_test.v',
 	'vlib/orm/orm_fk_test.v',
 	'vlib/orm/orm_references_test.v',
+	'vlib/orm/orm_option_time_test.v',
 	'vlib/v/tests/orm_enum_test.v',
 	'vlib/v/tests/orm_sub_struct_test.v',
 	'vlib/v/tests/orm_sub_array_struct_test.v',
diff --git a/vlib/orm/orm_option_time_test.v b/vlib/orm/orm_option_time_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f44a4e1e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/orm/orm_option_time_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import db.sqlite
+import time
+
+@[table: 'foos']
+struct Foo {
+	id         int        @[primary; sql: serial]
+	name       string
+	created_at time.Time  @[default: 'CURRENT_TIME']
+	updated_at ?string    @[sql_type: 'TIMESTAMP']
+	deleted_at ?time.Time
+	children   []Child    @[fkey: 'parent_id']
+}
+
+struct Child {
+	id        int    @[primary; sql: serial]
+	parent_id int
+	name      string
+}
+
+fn test_main() {
+	mut db := sqlite.connect(':memory:') or { panic(err) }
+	defer {
+		db.close() or { panic(err) }
+	}
+
+	sql db {
+		create table Foo
+	}!
+	foo := Foo{
+		name: 'abc'
+		created_at: time.now()
+		// updated_at defaults to none
+		// deleted_at defaults to none
+		children: [
+			Child{
+				name: 'abc'
+			},
+			Child{
+				name: 'def'
+			},
+		]
+	}
+
+	sql db {
+		insert foo into Foo
+	}!
+
+	data := sql db {
+		select from Foo
+	}![0]
+	assert data.id == 1
+	assert data.updated_at == none
+	assert data.deleted_at == none
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/orm.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/orm.v
index a0ae8cd68a..683a05b260 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/orm.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/orm.v
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) write_orm_insert_with_last_ids(node ast.SqlStmtLine, connection_v
 			}
 			mut sym := g.table.sym(field.typ)
 			mut typ := sym.cname
+			mut ctyp := sym.cname
 			if sym.kind == .struct_ && typ != 'time__Time' {
 				g.writeln('(*(orm__Primitive*) array_get(${last_ids_arr}, ${structs})),')
 				structs++
@@ -377,13 +378,14 @@ fn (mut g Gen) write_orm_insert_with_last_ids(node ast.SqlStmtLine, connection_v
 			}
 			// fields processed hereafter can be NULL...
 			if typ == 'time__Time' {
+				ctyp = 'time__Time'
 				typ = 'time'
 			} else if sym.kind == .enum_ {
 				typ = 'i64'
 			}
 			var := '${node.object_var}${member_access_type}${c_name(field.name)}'
 			if field.typ.has_flag(.option) {
-				g.writeln('${var}.state == 2? _const_orm__null_primitive : orm__${typ}_to_primitive(*(${typ}*)(${var}.data)),')
+				g.writeln('${var}.state == 2? _const_orm__null_primitive : orm__${typ}_to_primitive(*(${ctyp}*)(${var}.data)),')
 			} else {
 				g.writeln('orm__${typ}_to_primitive(${var}),')
 			}