diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 578a35c..3f42c3f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[2008-10-28]
+  - fixed bug when dirty attributes not reflecting change when attribute changed from time value to nil [reported by Brad (pvjq)]
+
 [2008-09-24]
   - refactored attribute write method definitions
 
diff --git a/lib/validates_timeliness/attribute_methods.rb b/lib/validates_timeliness/attribute_methods.rb
index 526f88b..becbe2f 100644
--- a/lib/validates_timeliness/attribute_methods.rb
+++ b/lib/validates_timeliness/attribute_methods.rb
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
     def write_date_time_attribute(attr_name, value)
       attr_name = attr_name.to_s
       column = column_for_attribute(attr_name)
-
-      old = read_attribute('#{attr_name}') if defined?(ActiveRecord::Dirty)
+      old = read_attribute(attr_name) if defined?(ActiveRecord::Dirty)
       new = self.class.parse_date_time(value, column.type)
 
       if self.class.send(:create_time_zone_conversion_attribute?, attr_name, column)
diff --git a/spec/attribute_methods_spec.rb b/spec/attribute_methods_spec.rb
index 0828832..58d6a0b 100644
--- a/spec/attribute_methods_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/attribute_methods_spec.rb
@@ -92,13 +92,45 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::AttributeMethods do
       @person.birth_date_and_time_changed?.should be_true
     end
     
-    it "should show changes for time attribute as nil to Time object" do
-      time_string = "2000-01-01 02:03:04"
-      @person.birth_date_and_time = time_string
-      time = @person.birth_date_and_time
-      @person.changes.should == {"birth_date_and_time" => [nil, time]}
-    end
+    describe "dirty attributes" do
     
+      it "should show changes when time attribute changed from nil to Time object" do
+        time_string = "2000-01-01 02:03:04"
+        @person.birth_date_and_time = time_string
+        time = @person.birth_date_and_time
+        @person.changes.should == {"birth_date_and_time" => [nil, time]}
+      end
+      
+      it "should show changes when time attribute changed from Time object to nil" do
+        time_string = "2020-01-01 02:03:04"
+        @person.birth_date_and_time = time_string
+        @person.save false
+        @person.reload
+        time = @person.birth_date_and_time
+        @person.birth_date_and_time = nil
+        @person.changes.should == {"birth_date_and_time" => [time, nil]}
+      end
+      
+      it "should show no changes when assigned same value as Time object" do
+        time_string = "2020-01-01 02:03:04"
+        @person.birth_date_and_time = time_string
+        @person.save false
+        @person.reload
+        time = @person.birth_date_and_time
+        @person.birth_date_and_time = time
+        @person.changes.should == {}
+      end
+      
+      it "should show no changes when assigned same value as time string" do
+        time_string = "2020-01-01 02:03:04"
+        @person.birth_date_and_time = time_string
+        @person.save false
+        @person.reload
+        @person.birth_date_and_time = time_string
+        @person.changes.should == {}
+      end
+      
+    end
   else
     
     it "should return time object from database in default timezone" do