diff --git a/lib/orm-timestamps.js b/lib/orm-timestamps.js
index be2f970..c7ffa36 100644
--- a/lib/orm-timestamps.js
+++ b/lib/orm-timestamps.js
@@ -44,21 +44,21 @@ function Plugin(db, opts) {
 
 		if(opts.timestamp !== true) return;
 
-		if(persist && options.createdProperty !== false)
+		if(options.persist && options.createdProperty !== false)
 			properties[options.createdProperty] = options.dbtype;
-		if(persist && options.modifiedProperty !== false)
+		if(options.persist && options.modifiedProperty !== false)
 			properties[options.modifiedProperty] = options.dbtype;
 
 		opts.hooks = opts.hooks || {};
 
 		if(options.createdProperty !== false)
 			wrapHook(opts.hooks, 'beforeCreate', function() {
-				if(!persist && this[options.createdProperty] === undefined)
+				if(options.persist)
+					this[options.createdProperty] = options.now();
+				else if(this[options.createdProperty] === undefined)
 					Object.defineProperty(this, options.createdProperty, {
 						value: options.now()
-					})
-				else if(persist)
-					this[options.createdProperty] = options.now();
+					});
 			});
 
 		if(options.modifiedProperty !== false)