diff --git a/kubernetes/loculus/templates/keycloak-deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/loculus/templates/keycloak-deployment.yaml
index 78bd59233f..45e788c7bc 100644
--- a/kubernetes/loculus/templates/keycloak-deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/loculus/templates/keycloak-deployment.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ spec:
       component: keycloak
   template:
     metadata:
+      {{- if and .Values.runDevelopmentKeycloakDatabase (not .Values.developmentDatabasePersistence) }}
+      annotations:
+        timestamp: {{ now | quote }}
+      {{- end }}
       labels:
         app: loculus
         component: keycloak