diff --git a/mirror-2/supabase/migrations/20240929034647_create_user_profiles.sql b/mirror-2/supabase/migrations/20240929034647_create_user_profiles.sql
index 8c4c4534..a5d10456 100644
--- a/mirror-2/supabase/migrations/20240929034647_create_user_profiles.sql
+++ b/mirror-2/supabase/migrations/20240929034647_create_user_profiles.sql
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ create type avatar_type as enum (
 -- Create a table for public user_profiles
 create table user_profiles (
   id uuid references auth.users on delete cascade not null primary key,
-  updated_at timestamp with time zone,
   display_name text unique not null,
   public_bio text,
   ready_player_me_url_glb text,
   avatar_type public.avatar_type null default 'ready_player_me'::avatar_type,
+  created_at timestamp with time zone not null default now(),
+  updated_at timestamp with time zone not null default now(),
   constraint display_name_length check (char_length(display_name) >= 3)
 );
 -- Set up Row Level Security (RLS)
@@ -27,22 +28,6 @@ create policy "Users can insert their own profile." on user_profiles
 create policy "Users can update own profile." on user_profiles
   for update using ((select auth.uid()) = id);
 
--- This trigger automatically creates a profile entry when a new user signs up via Supabase Auth.
--- See https://supabase.com/docs/guides/auth/managing-user-data#using-triggers for more details.
-create function public.handle_new_user()
-returns trigger
-set search_path = ''
-as $$
-begin
-  insert into public.user_profiles (id, display_name)
-  values (new.id, new.raw_user_meta_data->>'display_name');
-  return new;
-end;
-$$ language plpgsql security definer;
-create trigger on_auth_user_created
-  after insert on auth.users
-  for each row execute procedure public.handle_new_user();
-
 -- Set up Storage!
 insert into storage.buckets (id, name)
   values ('avatars', 'avatars');
diff --git a/mirror-2/supabase/seed.sql b/mirror-2/supabase/seed.sql
index e69de29b..18253825 100644
--- a/mirror-2/supabase/seed.sql
+++ b/mirror-2/supabase/seed.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+-- Begin a transaction
+begin;
+
+-- Insert users into the auth.users table
+insert into auth.users (id, email)
+values 
+  ('9b0c9dfc-7f5d-4de5-9f3d-159a063c987a', 'user1@example.com'),
+  ('b33ea2f6-d0d8-4c9c-87d1-70b1c102a84d', 'user2@example.com');
+
+-- Insert profiles into the user_profiles table
+insert into public.user_profiles (id, display_name, public_bio, ready_player_me_url_glb)
+values 
+  ('9b0c9dfc-7f5d-4de5-9f3d-159a063c987a', 'User One', 'Bio for User One', 'https://example.com/user1.glb'),
+  ('b33ea2f6-d0d8-4c9c-87d1-70b1c102a84d', 'User Two', 'Bio for User Two', 'https://example.com/user2.glb');
+
+-- Commit the transaction
+commit;