diff --git a/backend/endpoints/responses/assets.py b/backend/endpoints/responses/assets.py
index def6a753d..5a326c80f 100644
--- a/backend/endpoints/responses/assets.py
+++ b/backend/endpoints/responses/assets.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import TypedDict
 
-from pydantic import BaseModel
+from .base import BaseModel
 
 
 class BaseAsset(BaseModel):
diff --git a/backend/endpoints/responses/collection.py b/backend/endpoints/responses/collection.py
index 0ad5be05a..da8d6ee70 100644
--- a/backend/endpoints/responses/collection.py
+++ b/backend/endpoints/responses/collection.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 
 from models.collection import Collection
-from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+from .base import BaseModel
 
 
 class CollectionSchema(BaseModel):
diff --git a/backend/endpoints/responses/firmware.py b/backend/endpoints/responses/firmware.py
index b4a19cd60..9c6c403ff 100644
--- a/backend/endpoints/responses/firmware.py
+++ b/backend/endpoints/responses/firmware.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import TypedDict
 
-from pydantic import BaseModel
+from .base import BaseModel
 
 
 class FirmwareSchema(BaseModel):
diff --git a/backend/endpoints/responses/identity.py b/backend/endpoints/responses/identity.py
index ac43eb2be..c45bbe778 100644
--- a/backend/endpoints/responses/identity.py
+++ b/backend/endpoints/responses/identity.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 
 from models.user import Role
-from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+from .base import BaseModel
 
 
 class UserSchema(BaseModel):
diff --git a/backend/endpoints/responses/platform.py b/backend/endpoints/responses/platform.py
index c19300312..6ca60452e 100644
--- a/backend/endpoints/responses/platform.py
+++ b/backend/endpoints/responses/platform.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 
 from models.platform import DEFAULT_COVER_ASPECT_RATIO
-from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, computed_field
+from pydantic import Field, computed_field
 
+from .base import BaseModel
 from .firmware import FirmwareSchema
 
 
diff --git a/backend/endpoints/responses/rom.py b/backend/endpoints/responses/rom.py
index d4108afd4..971893cbf 100644
--- a/backend/endpoints/responses/rom.py
+++ b/backend/endpoints/responses/rom.py
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
 from handler.metadata.igdb_handler import IGDBMetadata
 from handler.metadata.moby_handler import MobyMetadata
 from models.rom import Rom, RomFile, RomUserStatus
-from pydantic import BaseModel, computed_field
+from pydantic import computed_field
+
+from .base import BaseModel
 
 SORT_COMPARE_REGEX = re.compile(r"^([Tt]he|[Aa]|[Aa]nd)\s")
 
diff --git a/backend/endpoints/responses/search.py b/backend/endpoints/responses/search.py
index 7f1de633d..43b264753 100644
--- a/backend/endpoints/responses/search.py
+++ b/backend/endpoints/responses/search.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from pydantic import BaseModel
+from .base import BaseModel
 
 
 class SearchRomSchema(BaseModel):
diff --git a/backend/endpoints/rom.py b/backend/endpoints/rom.py
index f9fab79d3..61f8040cc 100644
--- a/backend/endpoints/rom.py
+++ b/backend/endpoints/rom.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import binascii
 from base64 import b64encode
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from io import BytesIO
 from shutil import rmtree
 from typing import Annotated
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@
 from logger.logger import log
 from models.rom import Rom, RomUser
 from PIL import Image
-from sqlalchemy import func
 from starlette.requests import ClientDisconnect
 from starlette.responses import FileResponse
 from streaming_form_data import StreamingFormDataParser
@@ -584,6 +584,6 @@ async def update_rom_user(request: Request, id: int) -> RomUserSchema:
     cleaned_data = {field: data[field] for field in fields_to_update if field in data}
 
     if data.get("update_last_played", False):
-        cleaned_data.update({"last_played": func.now()})
+        cleaned_data.update({"last_played": datetime.now(timezone.utc)})
 
     return db_rom_handler.update_rom_user(db_rom_user.id, cleaned_data)