diff --git a/lib/validates_timeliness/validator.rb b/lib/validates_timeliness/validator.rb
index 099ffaf..cd22ba6 100644
--- a/lib/validates_timeliness/validator.rb
+++ b/lib/validates_timeliness/validator.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
   class Validator < ActiveModel::EachValidator
     include Conversion
 
+    attr_reader :type
+
     RESTRICTIONS = {
       :is_at        => :==,
       :before       => :<,
diff --git a/spec/validates_timeliness/validator_spec.rb b/spec/validates_timeliness/validator_spec.rb
index 05676a7..7388628 100644
--- a/spec/validates_timeliness/validator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/validates_timeliness/validator_spec.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::Validator do
 
     it 'should use default to :datetime type' do
       Person.validates :birth_datetime, :timeliness => {:is_at => Time.mktime(2010,1,1)}
-      Person.validators.first.instance_variable_get(:@type).should == :datetime
+      Person.validators.first.type.should == :datetime
     end
   end