diff --git a/rest/event.go b/rest/event.go
index c97d1567..098aff65 100644
--- a/rest/event.go
+++ b/rest/event.go
@@ -5,15 +5,18 @@ import (
 	"gorm.io/datatypes"
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
 	"net/http"
+	"time"
 )
 
 type Event struct {
-	gorm.Model
-	Type    string            `json:"type"`
-	Payload datatypes.JSONMap `json:"payload"`
-	Meta    EventMeta         `json:"meta" gorm:"embedded"`
-	Version int               `json:"version"`
-	errors  []error
+	ID        string `gorm:"primarykey"`
+	CreatedAt time.Time
+	UpdatedAt time.Time
+	Type      string            `json:"type"`
+	Payload   datatypes.JSONMap `json:"payload"`
+	Meta      EventMeta         `json:"meta" gorm:"embedded"`
+	Version   int               `json:"version"`
+	errors    []error
 }
 
 type EventMeta struct {
diff --git a/rest/gorm.go b/rest/gorm.go
index b53a1568..03221b9d 100644
--- a/rest/gorm.go
+++ b/rest/gorm.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/rds/auth"
 	_ "github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
 	"github.com/labstack/gommon/log"
+	"github.com/segmentio/ksuid"
 	"go.uber.org/fx"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 	"gorm.io/driver/mysql"
@@ -324,6 +325,11 @@ func (e *GORMProjection) Persist(ctxt context.Context, logger Log, resources []R
 	var events []*Event
 	for _, resource := range resources {
 		if event, ok := resource.(*Event); ok {
+			if event.ID == "" {
+				event.ID = ksuid.New().String()
+			}
+			event.CreatedAt = time.Now()
+			event.UpdatedAt = time.Now()
 			events = append(events, event)
 		} else {
 			errs = append(errs, errors.New("resource is not an event"))