diff --git a/socnet/core/fields.py b/socnet/core/fields.py
index c9d652d9..e28d40a7 100644
--- a/socnet/core/fields.py
+++ b/socnet/core/fields.py
@@ -46,10 +46,7 @@ def create_normalized_str_field(field: Type[TField]) -> Type[TField]:
 class NullAutoNowDateTimeField(DateTimeField[T_contra, T_co]):
     @copy_type_hints(DateTimeField.__init__)
     def __init__(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
-        kwargs["auto_now"] = True
-        kwargs["auto_now_add"] = False
-        kwargs["null"] = True
-        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+        super().__init__(**kwargs, auto_now=True, auto_now_add=False, null=True)
 
     @override
     def pre_save(self, model_instance: Model, add: bool) -> Any: