diff --git a/python/plugins/db_manager/db_plugins/postgis/plugins/versioning/DlgVersioning.ui b/python/plugins/db_manager/db_plugins/postgis/plugins/versioning/DlgVersioning.ui
index 0968b534237..2647a1d3cc5 100644
--- a/python/plugins/db_manager/db_plugins/postgis/plugins/versioning/DlgVersioning.ui
+++ b/python/plugins/db_manager/db_plugins/postgis/plugins/versioning/DlgVersioning.ui
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
      <item>
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Table should be empty, with a primary key</string>
+        <string>Table should have a primary key</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
diff --git a/python/plugins/db_manager/db_plugins/postgis/plugins/versioning/dlg_versioning.py b/python/plugins/db_manager/db_plugins/postgis/plugins/versioning/dlg_versioning.py
index fdb1cae57db..edc923ae546 100644
--- a/python/plugins/db_manager/db_plugins/postgis/plugins/versioning/dlg_versioning.py
+++ b/python/plugins/db_manager/db_plugins/postgis/plugins/versioning/dlg_versioning.py
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class DlgVersioning(QDialog, Ui_DlgVersioning):
         QMessageBox.information(self, "Help", helpText)
 
     def sql_alterTable(self):
-        return u"ALTER TABLE %s ADD %s serial, ADD %s timestamp, ADD %s timestamp, ADD %s varchar;" % (
+        return u"ALTER TABLE %s ADD %s serial, ADD %s timestamp default '-infinity', ADD %s timestamp, ADD %s varchar;" % (
             self.schematable, self.colPkey, self.colStart, self.colEnd, self.colUser)
 
     def sql_setPkey(self):