Error with timestamp in postgres using Spring Data: column $COLUMN_NAME is of type timestamp without time zone but expression is of type bytea

After some research I've found this page, Using Java 8 Date and Time classes from official postgres documentation and changed the property type to be LocalDateTime instead of Instant:

java @Column(name = "meal_time", nullable = false) private LocalDateTime mealTime = LocalDateTime.now();

This fixed the issue and was an acceptable solution in this specific project.