diff --git a/lib/validates_timeliness/active_record/attribute_methods.rb b/lib/validates_timeliness/active_record/attribute_methods.rb
index 5fb04b5..6ee1905 100644
--- a/lib/validates_timeliness/active_record/attribute_methods.rb
+++ b/lib/validates_timeliness/active_record/attribute_methods.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
       def write_date_time_attribute(attr_name, value, type, time_zone_aware)
         new = self.class.parse_date_time(value, type)
 
-        if new.acts_like?(:time)
+        if new && type != :date
           new = new.to_time
           new = new.in_time_zone if time_zone_aware
         end
diff --git a/spec/active_record/attribute_methods_spec.rb b/spec/active_record/attribute_methods_spec.rb
index 5defacd..5aba593 100644
--- a/spec/active_record/attribute_methods_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/active_record/attribute_methods_spec.rb
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::ActiveRecord::AttributeMethods do
     @person.birth_date_and_time.should be_kind_of(Time)
   end
 
+  it "should return Time object for datetime attribute read method when assigned Date object" do
+    @person.birth_date_and_time = Date.today
+    @person.birth_date_and_time.should be_kind_of(Time)
+  end
+
   it "should return Time object for datetime attribute read method when assigned string" do
     @person.birth_date_and_time = "2000-01-01 02:03:04"
     @person.birth_date_and_time.should be_kind_of(Time)