diff --git a/src/pipeline/src/etl/transform.rs b/src/pipeline/src/etl/transform.rs
index e3039d6c7a..a61444d945 100644
--- a/src/pipeline/src/etl/transform.rs
+++ b/src/pipeline/src/etl/transform.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ pub mod transformer;
 
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 
+use snafu::OptionExt;
+
 use crate::etl::error::{Error, Result};
 use crate::etl::transform::index::Index;
 use crate::etl::value::Value;
@@ -28,7 +30,6 @@ const TRANSFORM_INDEX: &str = "index";
 const TRANSFORM_DEFAULT: &str = "default";
 const TRANSFORM_ON_FAILURE: &str = "on_failure";
 
-use snafu::OptionExt;
 pub use transformer::greptime::GreptimeTransformer;
 
 use super::error::{
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ use super::error::{
 };
 use super::field::Fields;
 use super::processor::{yaml_new_field, yaml_new_fields, yaml_string};
+use super::value::Timestamp;
 
 pub trait Transformer: std::fmt::Debug + Sized + Send + Sync + 'static {
     type Output;
@@ -166,6 +168,14 @@ impl Transform {
     pub(crate) fn get_type_matched_default_val(&self) -> &Value {
         &self.type_
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn get_default_value_when_data_is_none(&self) -> Option<Value> {
+        if matches!(self.type_, Value::Timestamp(_)) && self.index.is_some_and(|i| i == Index::Time)
+        {
+            return Some(Value::Timestamp(Timestamp::default()));
+        }
+        None
+    }
 }
 
 impl TryFrom<&yaml_rust::yaml::Hash> for Transform {
@@ -228,6 +238,7 @@ impl TryFrom<&yaml_rust::yaml::Hash> for Transform {
                 (_, _) => {
                     let target = type_.parse_str_value(default_value.to_str_value().as_str())?;
                     final_default = Some(target);
+                    on_failure = Some(OnFailure::Default);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/pipeline/src/etl/transform/transformer/greptime.rs b/src/pipeline/src/etl/transform/transformer/greptime.rs
index eb8d0f8827..621acc7581 100644
--- a/src/pipeline/src/etl/transform/transformer/greptime.rs
+++ b/src/pipeline/src/etl/transform/transformer/greptime.rs
@@ -84,9 +84,8 @@ impl GreptimePipelineParams {
 impl GreptimeTransformer {
     /// Add a default timestamp column to the transforms
     fn add_greptime_timestamp_column(transforms: &mut Transforms) {
-        let ns = chrono::Utc::now().timestamp_nanos_opt().unwrap_or(0);
-        let type_ = Value::Timestamp(Timestamp::Nanosecond(ns));
-        let default = Some(type_.clone());
+        let type_ = Value::Timestamp(Timestamp::Nanosecond(0));
+        let default = None;
 
         let transform = Transform {
             fields: Fields::one(Field::new(
@@ -192,9 +191,17 @@ impl Transformer for GreptimeTransformer {
                         values[output_index] = GreptimeValue { value_data };
                     }
                     None => {
-                        let default = transform.get_default();
-                        let value_data = match default {
-                            Some(default) => coerce_value(default, transform)?,
+                        let value_data = match transform.on_failure {
+                            Some(crate::etl::transform::OnFailure::Default) => {
+                                match transform.get_default() {
+                                    Some(default) => coerce_value(default, transform)?,
+                                    None => match transform.get_default_value_when_data_is_none() {
+                                        Some(default) => coerce_value(&default, transform)?,
+                                        None => None,
+                                    },
+                                }
+                            }
+                            Some(crate::etl::transform::OnFailure::Ignore) => None,
                             None => None,
                         };
                         values[output_index] = GreptimeValue { value_data };
diff --git a/src/pipeline/src/etl/transform/transformer/greptime/coerce.rs b/src/pipeline/src/etl/transform/transformer/greptime/coerce.rs
index da345b3bde..a796a816ec 100644
--- a/src/pipeline/src/etl/transform/transformer/greptime/coerce.rs
+++ b/src/pipeline/src/etl/transform/transformer/greptime/coerce.rs
@@ -159,19 +159,7 @@ fn coerce_type(transform: &Transform) -> Result<(ColumnDataType, Option<ColumnDa
 
 pub(crate) fn coerce_value(val: &Value, transform: &Transform) -> Result<Option<ValueData>> {
     match val {
-        Value::Null => match &transform.default {
-            Some(default) => coerce_value(default, transform),
-            None => match transform.on_failure {
-                Some(OnFailure::Ignore) => Ok(None),
-                Some(OnFailure::Default) => transform
-                    .get_default()
-                    .map(|default| coerce_value(default, transform))
-                    .unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                        coerce_value(transform.get_type_matched_default_val(), transform)
-                    }),
-                None => Ok(None),
-            },
-        },
+        Value::Null => Ok(None),
 
         Value::Int8(n) => coerce_i64_value(*n as i64, transform),
         Value::Int16(n) => coerce_i64_value(*n as i64, transform),
diff --git a/src/pipeline/tests/pipeline.rs b/src/pipeline/tests/pipeline.rs
index 7a170660a9..3f3a90c55f 100644
--- a/src/pipeline/tests/pipeline.rs
+++ b/src/pipeline/tests/pipeline.rs
@@ -785,6 +785,36 @@ transform:
     assert_eq!(expected, r);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_timestamp_default_now() {
+    let input_value = serde_json::json!({"abc": "hello world"});
+
+    let pipeline_yaml = r#"
+processors:
+transform:
+    - field: abc
+      type: string
+      on_failure: default
+"#;
+
+    let yaml_content = Content::Yaml(pipeline_yaml);
+    let pipeline: Pipeline<GreptimeTransformer> = parse(&yaml_content).unwrap();
+
+    let mut status = json_to_intermediate_state(input_value).unwrap();
+    let row = pipeline
+        .exec_mut(&mut status)
+        .unwrap()
+        .into_transformed()
+        .expect("expect transformed result ");
+
+    row.values.into_iter().for_each(|v| {
+        if let ValueData::TimestampNanosecondValue(v) = v.value_data.unwrap() {
+            let now = chrono::Utc::now().timestamp_nanos_opt().unwrap();
+            assert!(now - v < 1_000_000);
+        }
+    });
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_dispatch() {
     let input_value_str1 = r#"