diff --git a/cloudpulse/objects/cpulse.py b/cloudpulse/objects/cpulse.py
index a8cbf72..62862d0 100644
--- a/cloudpulse/objects/cpulse.py
+++ b/cloudpulse/objects/cpulse.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import datetime
 from oslo_versionedobjects import fields
 
 from cloudpulse.common import exception
@@ -148,6 +149,8 @@ class Cpulse(base.CloudpulsePersistentObject, base.CloudpulseObject,
 
         """
         values = self.obj_get_changes()
+        values['created_at'] = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+        values['updated_at'] = values['created_at']
         LOG.info(_LI('Dumping CREATE test datastructure  %s') % str(values))
         db = self.dbapi.create_test(values)
         self._from_db_object(self, db)
diff --git a/cloudpulse/tests/unit/objects/test_cpulse.py b/cloudpulse/tests/unit/objects/test_cpulse.py
index 4e7646c..bacdc93 100644
--- a/cloudpulse/tests/unit/objects/test_cpulse.py
+++ b/cloudpulse/tests/unit/objects/test_cpulse.py
@@ -95,12 +95,36 @@ class TestCpulseObject(base.DbTestCase):
             self.assertEqual(self.context, cpulse[0]._context)
 
     def test_cpulse_create(self):
+
+        def compare(self, other):
+            """Overload compare """
+
+            if type(self) != type(other):
+                return False
+            if self['name'] != other['name']:
+                return False
+            if self['uuid'] != other['uuid']:
+                return False
+            return True
+
+        class Matcher(object):
+            """Matcher class """
+
+            def __init__(self, compare, exp):
+                self.compare = compare
+                self.exp = exp
+
+            def __eq__(self, other):
+                return self.compare(self.exp, other)
+
         with mock.patch.object(self.dbapi, 'create_test',
                                autospec=True) as mock_create_test:
             mock_create_test.return_value = self.cpulsetest
+
             cpulse = objects.Cpulse(self.context, **self.cpulsetest)
             cpulse.create()
-            mock_create_test.assert_called_once_with(self.cpulsetest)
+            mock_create_test.assert_called_once_with(Matcher(compare,
+                                                             self.cpulsetest))
             self.assertEqual(self.context, cpulse._context)
 
     def test_cpulse_destroy(self):