diff --git a/lib/validates_timeliness/validations.rb b/lib/validates_timeliness/validations.rb
index 0de9af4..7b4b902 100644
--- a/lib/validates_timeliness/validations.rb
+++ b/lib/validates_timeliness/validations.rb
@@ -72,14 +72,12 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
           column = record.column_for_attribute(attr_name)
           begin
             unless time = parse_date_time(raw_value, configuration[:type])
-              record.send("#{attr_name}=", nil)
               record.errors.add(attr_name, configuration["invalid_#{configuration[:type]}_message".to_sym])
               next
             end
            
             validate_timeliness_restrictions(record, attr_name, time, configuration)
-          rescue Exception => e          
-            record.send("#{attr_name}=", nil)
+          rescue Exception => e
             record.errors.add(attr_name, configuration["invalid_#{configuration[:type]}_message".to_sym])
           end          
         end
diff --git a/spec/validations_spec.rb b/spec/validations_spec.rb
index 2a79e52..6d2145a 100644
--- a/spec/validations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/validations_spec.rb
@@ -83,16 +83,20 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::Validations do
       person.errors.on(:birth_time).should == "is not a valid time"
     end
 
+    it "should have same value for before_type_cast after failed validation" do
+      person.birth_date_and_time = "2000-01-01 25:02:03"
+      person.should_not be_valid
+      person.birth_date_and_time_before_type_cast.should == "2000-01-01 25:02:03"
+    end
+    
     it "should be valid with valid values" do
       person.birth_date_and_time = "2000-01-01 12:12:12"
       person.birth_date = "2000-01-31"
       person.should be_valid
     end
     
-    it "should be valid with values before out of Time range" do
+    it "should be valid with value out of range for Time class" do
       person.birth_date_and_time = "1890-01-01 12:12:12"
-      person.birth_date = "1890-01-31"
-      person.birth_time = "23:59:59"
       person.should be_valid
     end