diff --git a/src/DIRAC/TransformationSystem/DB/TransformationDB.py b/src/DIRAC/TransformationSystem/DB/TransformationDB.py
index 7e1db34b3f0..f3eb27ad911 100755
--- a/src/DIRAC/TransformationSystem/DB/TransformationDB.py
+++ b/src/DIRAC/TransformationSystem/DB/TransformationDB.py
@@ -182,9 +182,16 @@ def addTransformation(
             "EventsPerTask": eventsPerTask,
         }
 
+        # A list of parameters that we do not want to substitute as parameters, but directly
+        # into the statement
         # I'm erring on the side of caution by using the _escapeString(body) version of the Body parameter,
         # but for everything else it seems reasonably safe to use the parameterised query feature
-        subst = ", ".join(f"%({name})s" if name != "Body" else body for name in params)
+        unparameterised_columns = [
+            "Body",
+            "CreationDate",
+            "LastUpdate",
+        ]
+        subst = ", ".join(f"%({name})s" if name not in unparameterised_columns else params[name] for name in params)
 
         req = f"INSERT INTO Transformations ({', '.join(params)}) VALUES ({subst});"