diff --git a/libsql-server/src/http/admin/mod.rs b/libsql-server/src/http/admin/mod.rs
index 1bb50229d8..0a51d440b3 100644
--- a/libsql-server/src/http/admin/mod.rs
+++ b/libsql-server/src/http/admin/mod.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use axum::extract::{FromRef, Path, State};
 use axum::middleware::Next;
 use axum::routing::delete;
 use axum::Json;
-use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
+use chrono::NaiveDateTime;
 use futures::{SinkExt, StreamExt, TryStreamExt};
 use hyper::{Body, Request, StatusCode};
 use metrics_exporter_prometheus::{PrometheusBuilder, PrometheusHandle};
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ async fn handle_create_namespace<C: Connector>(
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
 struct ForkNamespaceReq {
-    timestamp: DateTime<Utc>,
+    timestamp: NaiveDateTime,
 }
 
 async fn handle_fork_namespace<C>(
diff --git a/libsql-server/src/namespace/configurator/libsql_primary.rs b/libsql-server/src/namespace/configurator/libsql_primary.rs
index 3d5a054698..7a368c79a0 100644
--- a/libsql-server/src/namespace/configurator/libsql_primary.rs
+++ b/libsql-server/src/namespace/configurator/libsql_primary.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use futures::prelude::Future;
 use libsql_sys::name::NamespaceResolver;
 use libsql_sys::wal::either::Either;
@@ -270,7 +269,7 @@ impl ConfigureNamespace for LibsqlPrimaryConfigurator {
         _from_config: MetaStoreHandle,
         _to_ns: NamespaceName,
         _to_config: MetaStoreHandle,
-        timestamp: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
+        timestamp: Option<chrono::prelude::NaiveDateTime>,
         _store: NamespaceStore,
     ) -> Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = crate::Result<Namespace>> + Send + 'a>> {
         Box::pin(async move {
@@ -284,7 +283,9 @@ impl ConfigureNamespace for LibsqlPrimaryConfigurator {
                                 .find_segment(
                                     &s.backend().default_config(),
                                     &ns,
-                                    libsql_wal::storage::backend::FindSegmentReq::Timestamp(ts),
+                                    libsql_wal::storage::backend::FindSegmentReq::Timestamp(
+                                        ts.and_utc(),
+                                    ),
                                 )
                                 .await
                                 .unwrap();
diff --git a/libsql-server/src/namespace/configurator/libsql_replica.rs b/libsql-server/src/namespace/configurator/libsql_replica.rs
index 8456482b4b..d460924dff 100644
--- a/libsql-server/src/namespace/configurator/libsql_replica.rs
+++ b/libsql-server/src/namespace/configurator/libsql_replica.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ use std::future::Future;
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use hyper::Uri;
 use libsql_replication::injector::LibsqlInjector;
 use libsql_replication::replicator::Replicator;
@@ -266,7 +265,7 @@ impl ConfigureNamespace for LibsqlReplicaConfigurator {
         _from_config: MetaStoreHandle,
         _to_ns: NamespaceName,
         _to_config: MetaStoreHandle,
-        _timestamp: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
+        _timestamp: Option<chrono::prelude::NaiveDateTime>,
         _store: NamespaceStore,
     ) -> Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = crate::Result<Namespace>> + Send + 'a>> {
         Box::pin(std::future::ready(Err(crate::Error::Fork(
diff --git a/libsql-server/src/namespace/configurator/libsql_schema.rs b/libsql-server/src/namespace/configurator/libsql_schema.rs
index 8ee246fe84..190f4eb80f 100644
--- a/libsql-server/src/namespace/configurator/libsql_schema.rs
+++ b/libsql-server/src/namespace/configurator/libsql_schema.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use futures::prelude::Future;
 use libsql_sys::name::NamespaceResolver;
 use libsql_wal::io::StdIO;
@@ -160,13 +159,22 @@ impl ConfigureNamespace for LibsqlSchemaConfigurator {
 
     fn fork<'a>(
         &'a self,
-        _from_ns: &'a Namespace,
-        _from_config: MetaStoreHandle,
-        _to_ns: NamespaceName,
-        _to_config: MetaStoreHandle,
-        _timestamp: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
-        _store: NamespaceStore,
+        from_ns: &'a Namespace,
+        from_config: MetaStoreHandle,
+        to_ns: NamespaceName,
+        to_config: MetaStoreHandle,
+        timestamp: Option<chrono::prelude::NaiveDateTime>,
+        store: NamespaceStore,
     ) -> std::pin::Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = crate::Result<Namespace>> + Send + 'a>> {
-        todo!()
+        Box::pin(super::fork::fork(
+            from_ns,
+            from_config,
+            to_ns,
+            to_config,
+            timestamp,
+            store,
+            &self.primary_config,
+            self.base.base_path.clone(),
+        ))
     }
 }
diff --git a/libsql-server/src/namespace/configurator/mod.rs b/libsql-server/src/namespace/configurator/mod.rs
index a29d2315ca..bfcad5a02e 100644
--- a/libsql-server/src/namespace/configurator/mod.rs
+++ b/libsql-server/src/namespace/configurator/mod.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
-use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
+use chrono::NaiveDateTime;
 use futures::Future;
 use libsql_sys::EncryptionConfig;
 use tokio::sync::Semaphore;
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ pub trait ConfigureNamespace {
         from_config: MetaStoreHandle,
         to_ns: NamespaceName,
         to_config: MetaStoreHandle,
-        timestamp: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
+        timestamp: Option<NaiveDateTime>,
         store: NamespaceStore,
     ) -> Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = crate::Result<Namespace>> + Send + 'a>>;
 }
diff --git a/libsql-server/src/namespace/configurator/primary.rs b/libsql-server/src/namespace/configurator/primary.rs
index 487602417c..f68405fad6 100644
--- a/libsql-server/src/namespace/configurator/primary.rs
+++ b/libsql-server/src/namespace/configurator/primary.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use futures::prelude::Future;
 use libsql_sys::EncryptionConfig;
 use tokio::task::JoinSet;
@@ -185,7 +184,7 @@ impl ConfigureNamespace for PrimaryConfigurator {
         from_config: MetaStoreHandle,
         to_ns: NamespaceName,
         to_config: MetaStoreHandle,
-        timestamp: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
+        timestamp: Option<chrono::prelude::NaiveDateTime>,
         store: NamespaceStore,
     ) -> Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = crate::Result<Namespace>> + Send + 'a>> {
         Box::pin(super::fork::fork(
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ impl ConfigureNamespace for PrimaryConfigurator {
             from_config,
             to_ns,
             to_config,
-            timestamp.map(|d| d.naive_utc()),
+            timestamp,
             store,
             &self.primary_config,
             self.base.base_path.clone(),
diff --git a/libsql-server/src/namespace/configurator/replica.rs b/libsql-server/src/namespace/configurator/replica.rs
index 92ad8c5255..b4b67a027d 100644
--- a/libsql-server/src/namespace/configurator/replica.rs
+++ b/libsql-server/src/namespace/configurator/replica.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use futures::Future;
 use hyper::Uri;
 use libsql_replication::rpc::replication::log_offset::WalFlavor;
@@ -256,7 +255,7 @@ impl ConfigureNamespace for ReplicaConfigurator {
         _from_config: MetaStoreHandle,
         _to_ns: NamespaceName,
         _to_config: MetaStoreHandle,
-        _timestamp: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
+        _timestamp: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
         _store: NamespaceStore,
     ) -> Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = crate::Result<Namespace>> + Send + 'a>> {
         Box::pin(std::future::ready(Err(crate::Error::Fork(
diff --git a/libsql-server/src/namespace/configurator/schema.rs b/libsql-server/src/namespace/configurator/schema.rs
index 3eb27082b6..275fd71e93 100644
--- a/libsql-server/src/namespace/configurator/schema.rs
+++ b/libsql-server/src/namespace/configurator/schema.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use std::sync::{atomic::AtomicBool, Arc};
 
-use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use futures::prelude::Future;
 use tokio::task::JoinSet;
 
@@ -121,7 +120,7 @@ impl ConfigureNamespace for SchemaConfigurator {
         from_config: MetaStoreHandle,
         to_ns: NamespaceName,
         to_config: MetaStoreHandle,
-        timestamp: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
+        timestamp: Option<chrono::prelude::NaiveDateTime>,
         store: NamespaceStore,
     ) -> std::pin::Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = crate::Result<Namespace>> + Send + 'a>> {
         Box::pin(super::fork::fork(
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ impl ConfigureNamespace for SchemaConfigurator {
             from_config,
             to_ns,
             to_config,
-            timestamp.map(|ts| ts.naive_utc()),
+            timestamp,
             store,
             &self.primary_config,
             self.base.base_path.clone(),
diff --git a/libsql-server/src/namespace/store.rs b/libsql-server/src/namespace/store.rs
index c3cbd5f010..f9f614fc77 100644
--- a/libsql-server/src/namespace/store.rs
+++ b/libsql-server/src/namespace/store.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use async_lock::RwLock;
-use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
+use chrono::NaiveDateTime;
 use futures::TryFutureExt;
 use moka::future::Cache;
 use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ impl NamespaceStore {
         from: NamespaceName,
         to: NamespaceName,
         to_config: DatabaseConfig,
-        timestamp: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
+        timestamp: Option<NaiveDateTime>,
     ) -> crate::Result<()> {
         if self.inner.has_shutdown.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
             return Err(Error::NamespaceStoreShutdown);