diff --git a/src/app/Models/Remainder.php b/src/app/Models/Remainder.php
index a8353fa..503e37c 100644
--- a/src/app/Models/Remainder.php
+++ b/src/app/Models/Remainder.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Remainder extends Model
 
     protected $casts = [
         'status' => RemainderStatus::class,
-        'due_at' => 'datetime',
+        'due_at' => 'datetime:Y-m-d H:i:s',
     ];
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/database/factories/RemainderFactory.php b/src/database/factories/RemainderFactory.php
index 25bde98..c16986a 100644
--- a/src/database/factories/RemainderFactory.php
+++ b/src/database/factories/RemainderFactory.php
@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@ class RemainderFactory extends Factory
             false => null
         };
 
+
         return [
             'discord_user_id' => DiscordUser::factory(),
             'channel_id' => $channel_id,
-            'due_at' => $this->faker->dateTimeBetween('now', '+1 year'),
+            //NOTE: Trend does not play well with the default DateTime format (ex.: 2025-05-12T08:18:51.000000Z)
+            'due_at' => $this->faker->dateTimeBetween('now', '+1 year')->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'),
             'message' => $this->faker->realText(32),
             'status' => RemainderStatus::NEW->value,
         ];
diff --git a/src/database/seeders/DiscordUserSeeder.php b/src/database/seeders/DiscordUserSeeder.php
index 3689b8e..dc1e3ee 100644
--- a/src/database/seeders/DiscordUserSeeder.php
+++ b/src/database/seeders/DiscordUserSeeder.php
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ class DiscordUserSeeder extends Seeder
 
         // Creating Discord Users
         $discordUsers = DiscordUser::factory()->times($discordUserCount)->make(
-            //TODO? maybe add sum random creation times here ex.:->subSeconds(rand(0, 30 * 24 * 60 * 60))
-            ['created_at' => Carbon::now()]
+            ['created_at' => Carbon::now()
+                ->subSeconds(rand(0, 30 * 24 * 60 * 60))] // randomize to the last 30 days
         );
 
         // Saving Discord Users
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class DiscordUserSeeder extends Seeder
                     'discord_user_id' => $discordUser->id,
                     'created_at' => Carbon::now(),
                 ]);
+
             // add remainder to buffer
             $remainders = $remainders->concat($discordUserRemainders);
             if ($remainders->count() >= $chunkSize) {