diff --git a/lib/validates_timeliness/active_record/attribute_methods.rb b/lib/validates_timeliness/active_record/attribute_methods.rb
index 6ee1905..1f770ac 100644
--- a/lib/validates_timeliness/active_record/attribute_methods.rb
+++ b/lib/validates_timeliness/active_record/attribute_methods.rb
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
           time = self.class.parse_date_time(time, type)
         else
           time = read_attribute(attr_name)
-          @attributes[attr_name] = time && time_zone_aware ? time.in_time_zone : time
+          @attributes[attr_name] = (time && time_zone_aware ? time.in_time_zone : time) unless frozen?
         end
         @attributes_cache[attr_name] = time && time_zone_aware ? time.in_time_zone : time
       end
diff --git a/spec/active_record/attribute_methods_spec.rb b/spec/active_record/attribute_methods_spec.rb
index 5aba593..1a0077f 100644
--- a/spec/active_record/attribute_methods_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/active_record/attribute_methods_spec.rb
@@ -221,4 +221,14 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::ActiveRecord::AttributeMethods do
     @person.birth_date.should == tomorrow
   end
  
+  it "should skip storing value in attributes hash on read if record frozen" do
+    @person = Person.new
+    @person.birth_date = Date.today
+    @person.save!
+    @person.reload
+    @person.freeze
+    @person.frozen?.should be_true
+    lambda { @person.birth_date }.should_not raise_error
+    @person.birth_date.should == Date.today
+  end
 end