diff --git a/crates/hyperswitch_domain_models/src/relay.rs b/crates/hyperswitch_domain_models/src/relay.rs
index 8af58265c39..969fda8d533 100644
--- a/crates/hyperswitch_domain_models/src/relay.rs
+++ b/crates/hyperswitch_domain_models/src/relay.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use time::PrimitiveDateTime;
 
 use crate::{router_data::ErrorResponse, router_response_types};
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Relay {
     pub id: id_type::RelayId,
     pub connector_resource_id: String,
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ pub struct Relay {
     pub connector_reference_id: Option<String>,
     pub error_code: Option<String>,
     pub error_message: Option<String>,
-    #[serde(with = "common_utils::custom_serde::iso8601")]
     pub created_at: PrimitiveDateTime,
-    #[serde(with = "common_utils::custom_serde::iso8601")]
     pub modified_at: PrimitiveDateTime,
     pub response_data: Option<pii::SecretSerdeValue>,
 }
@@ -42,7 +40,7 @@ impl Relay {
     ) -> Self {
         let relay_id = id_type::RelayId::generate();
         Self {
-            id: relay_id.clone(),
+            id: relay_id,
             connector_resource_id: relay_request.connector_resource_id.clone(),
             connector_id: relay_request.connector_id.clone(),
             profile_id: profile_id.clone(),
@@ -198,7 +196,7 @@ impl super::behaviour::Conversion for Relay {
                 .request_data
                 .map(|data| {
                     serde_json::to_value(data).change_context(ValidationError::InvalidValue {
-                        message: "Failed while decrypting business profile data".to_string(),
+                        message: "Failed to serialize relay request data".to_string(),
                     })
                 })
                 .transpose()?
@@ -225,13 +223,13 @@ impl super::behaviour::Conversion for Relay {
             connector_id: item.connector_id,
             profile_id: item.profile_id,
             merchant_id: item.merchant_id,
-            relay_type: enums::RelayType::Refund,
+            relay_type: item.relay_type,
             request_data: item
                 .request_data
                 .map(|data| {
                     serde_json::from_value(data.expose()).change_context(
                         ValidationError::InvalidValue {
-                            message: "Failed while decrypting business profile data".to_string(),
+                            message: "Failed to deserialize relay request data".to_string(),
                         },
                     )
                 })
@@ -258,7 +256,7 @@ impl super::behaviour::Conversion for Relay {
                 .request_data
                 .map(|data| {
                     serde_json::to_value(data).change_context(ValidationError::InvalidValue {
-                        message: "Failed while decrypting business profile data".to_string(),
+                        message: "Failed to serialize relay request data".to_string(),
                     })
                 })
                 .transpose()?
diff --git a/migrations/2024-12-30-072943_remove_defaults_timestamp_in_relay/down.sql b/migrations/2024-12-30-072943_remove_defaults_timestamp_in_relay/down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cf1cc5ea0d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2024-12-30-072943_remove_defaults_timestamp_in_relay/down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+-- This file should undo anything in `up.sql`
+
+ALTER TABLE relay
+    ALTER COLUMN created_at SET DEFAULT now()::TIMESTAMP,
+    ALTER COLUMN modified_at SET DEFAULT now()::TIMESTAMP;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/migrations/2024-12-30-072943_remove_defaults_timestamp_in_relay/up.sql b/migrations/2024-12-30-072943_remove_defaults_timestamp_in_relay/up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e03355a37ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2024-12-30-072943_remove_defaults_timestamp_in_relay/up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+-- Your SQL goes here
+
+ALTER TABLE relay
+    ALTER COLUMN created_at DROP DEFAULT,
+    ALTER COLUMN modified_at DROP DEFAULT;
\ No newline at end of file