diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8f24bbaea00da16a2cd817b1bca6296425326a97..46d8d86a3c776178f20e9e2e6bd5382ed48b417d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ setup(
     },
     ext_modules=cythonize(ext_modules),
     install_requires=[
-        "iCalibrationDB @ git+ssh://git@git.xfel.eu:10022/detectors/cal_db_interactive.git@2.0.8",  # noqa
+        "iCalibrationDB @ git+ssh://git@git.xfel.eu:10022/detectors/cal_db_interactive.git@2.0.9",  # noqa
         "XFELDetectorAnalysis @ git+ssh://git@git.xfel.eu:10022/karaboDevices/pyDetLib.git@2.5.6-2.10.0#subdirectory=lib",  # noqa
         "Cython==0.29.21",
         "Jinja2==2.11.2",
diff --git a/src/cal_tools/tools.py b/src/cal_tools/tools.py
index d13d97691bc6ab85afc246bb063f554f2e606fe3..3896dcdfc934b7cc7aed0b0a3c5da154d5b07bf5 100644
--- a/src/cal_tools/tools.py
+++ b/src/cal_tools/tools.py
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ def send_to_db(db_module: str, karabo_id: str, constant, condition,
     """
 
     success = False
-
+    snapshot_at = None
     metadata = _init_metadata(constant, condition, creation_time)
 
     if db_module:
@@ -635,8 +635,21 @@ def send_to_db(db_module: str, karabo_id: str, constant, condition,
         while ntries > 0:
 
             this_interface = get_random_db_interface(cal_db_interface)
+
+            if (
+                creation_time is not None and
+                hasattr(creation_time, 'isoformat')
+            ):
+                # This snapshot will be used only while retrieving
+                # the correct PDU and appending its UUID.
+                snapshot_at = creation_time.isoformat()
+
             try:
-                metadata.send(this_interface, timeout=timeout)
+                metadata.send(
+                    this_interface,
+                    snapshot_at=snapshot_at,
+                    timeout=timeout,
+                )
                 success = True  # TODO: use comm_db_success
                 break
             except zmq.error.Again: