diff --git a/src/murfey/client/contexts/atlas.py b/src/murfey/client/contexts/atlas.py
index 04869e89e..f3fdb8a47 100644
--- a/src/murfey/client/contexts/atlas.py
+++ b/src/murfey/client/contexts/atlas.py
@@ -75,6 +75,30 @@ def post_transfer_serialem(
                     session_id=environment.murfey_session,
                     data=dcg_data,
                 )
+                capture_post(
+                    base_url=str(environment.url.geturl()),
+                    router_name="session_control.spa_router",
+                    function_name="register_atlas",
+                    token=self._token,
+                    instrument_name=environment.instrument_name,
+                    session_id=environment.murfey_session,
+                    data={
+                        "name": f"{environment.visit}-slot-{sample}",
+                        "acquisition_uuid": environment.acquisition_uuid,
+                        "register_grid": False,
+                        "tag": str(transferred_file.parent / transferred_file.stem),
+                        "storage_folder": str(
+                            _atlas_destination(
+                                environment,
+                                source,
+                                Path(self._machine_config.get("rsync_basepath", "")),
+                            )
+                            / "atlas"
+                            if source
+                            else ""
+                        ),
+                    },
+                )
                 logger.info(
                     f"Registered data collection group for atlas {str(transferred_file.stem)!r}"
                 )
diff --git a/src/murfey/util/db.py b/src/murfey/util/db.py
index a6a59bf74..f49fed38b 100644
--- a/src/murfey/util/db.py
+++ b/src/murfey/util/db.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from typing import List, Optional
 
 import sqlalchemy
-from sqlmodel import Enum, Field, Relationship, SQLModel, create_engine
+from sqlmodel import DateTime, Enum, Field, Relationship, SQLModel, create_engine
 
 """
 =======================================================================================
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ class Session(SQLModel, table=True):  # type: ignore
     current_gain_ref: str = Field(default="")
     instrument_name: str = Field(default="")
     process: bool = Field(default=True)
-    visit_end_time: Optional[datetime] = Field(default=None)
+    visit_end_time: Optional[datetime] = Field(
+        default=None, sa_type=DateTime(timezone=False)
+    )
     smartem_acquisition_uuid: str | None = Field(default=None)
 
     # Image sites associated with this session
@@ -672,6 +674,7 @@ class Movie(SQLModel, table=True):  # type: ignore
     creation_time: datetime = Field(
         alias="createdTimeStamp",
         sa_column_kwargs={"name": "createdTimeStamp"},
+        sa_type=DateTime(timezone=False),
         default_factory=datetime.now,
     )
     tag: str
@@ -987,7 +990,9 @@ class Tomogram(SQLModel, table=True):  # type: ignore
     xyShiftPlot: Optional[str] = None
     projXY: Optional[str] = None
     projXZ: Optional[str] = None
-    recordTimeStamp: Optional[datetime] = None
+    recordTimeStamp: Optional[datetime] = Field(
+        sa_type=DateTime(timezone=False), default_factory=datetime.now
+    )
     globalAlignmentQuality: Optional[float] = None
     gridSquareId: Optional[int] = Field(foreign_key="searchmap.id")
     pixelLocationX: Optional[int] = None