diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/DeployController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/DeployController.php
index 46606e24a..5c7f20902 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/DeployController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/DeployController.php
@@ -319,9 +319,10 @@ class DeployController extends Controller
             default:
                 // Database resource
                 StartDatabase::dispatch($resource);
-                $resource->update([
-                    'started_at' => now(),
-                ]);
+
+                $resource->started_at ??= now();
+                $resource->save();
+
                 $message = "Database {$resource->name} started.";
                 break;
         }
diff --git a/app/Livewire/Project/Database/Heading.php b/app/Livewire/Project/Database/Heading.php
index 177bb549c..d5b65bf63 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Project/Database/Heading.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Project/Database/Heading.php
@@ -33,16 +33,13 @@ class Heading extends Component
     public function activityFinished()
     {
         try {
-            $this->database->update([
-                'started_at' => now(),
-            ]);
+            $this->database->started_at ??= now();
+            $this->database->save();
 
             if (is_null($this->database->config_hash) || $this->database->isConfigurationChanged()) {
                 $this->database->isConfigurationChanged(true);
-                $this->dispatch('configurationChanged');
-            } else {
-                $this->dispatch('configurationChanged');
             }
+            $this->dispatch('configurationChanged');
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
             return handleError($e, $this);
         } finally {