diff --git a/webservice/webservice.py b/webservice/webservice.py
index 9fa488f2308fe1d25ccb9c908b72d545822ed796..33cb29c4369dec760d0e567aaee4d9c6f6a6f1c1 100644
--- a/webservice/webservice.py
+++ b/webservice/webservice.py
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ class ActionsServer:
         This will trigger a correction process to be launched for that run in
         the given cycle and proposal.
         """
-        request_time = datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S')
+        request_time = datetime.now()
         try:
             runnr = runnr.strip('r')
 
@@ -970,9 +970,9 @@ class ActionsServer:
                 return msg.encode()
 
             with time_db_transaction(self.job_db, 'Insert request'):
-                cur = self.job_db.execute(  # 2
+                cur = self.job_db.execute(
                     "INSERT INTO requests VALUES (NULL, ?, ?, ?, 'CORRECT', ?)",
-                    (rid, proposal, int(runnr), request_time)
+                    (rid, proposal, int(runnr), request_time.isoformat())
                 )
                 req_id = cur.lastrowid
 
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ class ActionsServer:
             with time_db_transaction(self.job_db, 'Insert request'):
                 cur = self.job_db.execute(
                     "INSERT INTO requests VALUES (NULL, ?, ?, ?, 'CORRECT', ?)",
-                    (rid, proposal, int(runnr), request_time.strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S'))
+                    (rid, proposal, int(runnr), request_time.isoformat())
                 )
                 req_id = cur.lastrowid
 
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ class ActionsServer:
                     '--env-cache',
                     f'/gpfs/exfel/data/scratch/{getuser()}/calib-repeat-envs',
                     '--report-to',
-                    f'{reports_dir}/{karabo_id}_RECORRECT_{request_time:%y%m%d_%H%M%S}'
+                    f'{reports_dir}/{karabo_id}_RECORRECT_{request_time:%y%m%d_%H%M%S.%f}'
                 ]
 
                 with time_db_transaction(self.job_db, 'Insert execution'):
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ class ActionsServer:
         :param runnr: is the run number in integer form, i.e. without leading
                      "r"
         """
-        request_time = datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S')
+        request_time = datetime.now()
         try:
             pdus, karabo_das, wait_runs = ast.literal_eval(','.join(extra))
 
@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ class ActionsServer:
             with time_db_transaction(self.job_db, 'Insert request'):
                 cur = self.job_db.execute(
                     "INSERT INTO requests VALUES (NULL, ?, ?, ?, 'DARK', ?)",
-                    (rid, proposal, int(wait_runs[-1]), request_time)
+                    (rid, proposal, int(wait_runs[-1]), request_time.isoformat())
                 )
                 req_id = cur.lastrowid
 
@@ -1445,9 +1445,9 @@ class ActionsServer:
                 action=action, instrument=instrument,
                 cycle=cycle, proposal=proposal,
                 runs="_".join([f"r{r}" for r in run_nrs]),
-                time_stamp=datetime.now().strftime('%y%m%d_%H%M%S'),
+                time_stamp=request_time.strftime('%y%m%d_%H%M%S.%f'),
                 det_instance=karabo_id,
-                request_time=request_time
+                request_time=request_time.isoformat(),
             ).split()
             cmd = parse_config(cmd, dconfig)