diff --git a/lib/NGCP/Schema/InflateColumn/DateTime/EpochString.pm b/lib/NGCP/Schema/InflateColumn/DateTime/EpochString.pm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba1580c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/NGCP/Schema/InflateColumn/DateTime/EpochString.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package NGCP::Schema::InflateColumn::DateTime::EpochString;
+use Sipwise::Base;
+use DateTime qw();
+
+extends 'DBIx::Class';
+
+our $VERSION = '2.001';
+
+__PACKAGE__->load_components( qw( InflateColumn::DateTime ) );
+
+# back compat
+sub add_columns {
+    my( $class, @cols ) = @_;
+    my @columns;
+    while (my $col = shift @cols) {
+        my $info = ref $cols[0] ? shift @cols : {};
+        if( my $type = delete $info->{ epoch_string } ) {
+            $info->{ inflate_datetime } = 'epoch_string';
+            if( $type =~ m{^[cm]time$} ) {
+                __PACKAGE__->load_components( 'TimeStamp' );
+                $info->{ set_on_create } = 1;
+                $info->{ set_on_update } = 1 if $type eq 'mtime';
+            }
+        }
+        push @columns, $col => $info;
+    }
+    $class->next::method( @columns );
+}
+
+sub _inflate_to_datetime {
+    my( $self, $value, $info, @rest ) = @_;
+    return $self->next::method( $value, $info, @rest )
+        unless $info->{ data_type } eq "varchar" 
+		|| (exists $info->{ inflate_datetime } 
+		&& $info->{ inflate_datetime } eq 'epoch_string');
+    return DateTime->from_epoch( epoch => int($value) );
+}
+
+sub _deflate_from_datetime {
+    my( $self, $value, $info, @rest ) = @_;
+    return $self->next::method( $value, $info, @rest )
+        unless $info->{ data_type } eq "string" 
+		|| (exists $info->{ inflate_datetime } 
+		&& $info->{ inflate_datetime } eq 'epoch_string');
+    return "".$value->epoch;
+}
+
+1;
+
diff --git a/lib/NGCP/Schema/Result/voicemail_spool.pm b/lib/NGCP/Schema/Result/voicemail_spool.pm
index e0262102..45dbe394 100644
--- a/lib/NGCP/Schema/Result/voicemail_spool.pm
+++ b/lib/NGCP/Schema/Result/voicemail_spool.pm
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ our $VERSION = '2.001';
 extends 'DBIx::Class::Core';
 
 
-__PACKAGE__->load_components("InflateColumn::DateTime", "Helper::Row::ToJSON");
+__PACKAGE__->load_components(
+    "InflateColumn::DateTime", 
+    "Helper::Row::ToJSON", 
+    "+NGCP::Schema::InflateColumn::DateTime::EpochString",
+);
 
 
 __PACKAGE__->table("kamailio.voicemail_spool");
@@ -192,7 +196,14 @@ Related object: L<NGCP::Schema::Result::voicemail_users>
 # Created by DBIx::Class::Schema::Loader v0.07035 @ 2013-06-27 12:51:59
 # DO NOT MODIFY THIS OR ANYTHING ABOVE! md5sum:pVE7vFt85S24avmUm7FIMg
 
+for my $col (qw/origtime/) {
+    if(__PACKAGE__->has_column($col)) {
+        __PACKAGE__->remove_column($col);
+        __PACKAGE__->add_column($col =>
+            { data_type => "varchar", is_nullable => 0, inflate_datetime => 'epoch_string' }
+        );
+    }
+}
 
-# You can replace this text with custom code or comments, and it will be preserved on regeneration
 __PACKAGE__->meta->make_immutable;
 1;