diff --git a/lib/validates_timeliness/attribute_methods.rb b/lib/validates_timeliness/attribute_methods.rb
index c4fa7cd..d67e59b 100644
--- a/lib/validates_timeliness/attribute_methods.rb
+++ b/lib/validates_timeliness/attribute_methods.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
           def #{attr_name}=(value)
             @attributes_cache ||= {}
             @attributes_cache["_#{attr_name}_before_type_cast"] = value
-            #{ "value = ValidatesTimeliness::Parser.parse(value, :#{type}) if value.is_a?(String)" if ValidatesTimeliness.use_plugin_parser }
+            #{ "value = ValidatesTimeliness::Parser.parse(value, :#{type}, :timezone_aware => #{timezone_aware}) if value.is_a?(String)" if ValidatesTimeliness.use_plugin_parser }
             super
           end
         EOV
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
         class_eval(method_body, __FILE__, line)
       end
 
+      public
+
       def timeliness_attribute_timezone_aware?(attr_name)
         false
       end
diff --git a/spec/validates_timeliness/attribute_methods_spec.rb b/spec/validates_timeliness/attribute_methods_spec.rb
index 0359064..cf5366e 100644
--- a/spec/validates_timeliness/attribute_methods_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/validates_timeliness/attribute_methods_spec.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::AttributeMethods do
     context "with plugin parser" do
       class EmployeeWithParser < ActiveRecord::Base
         set_table_name 'employees'
-        validates_datetime :birth_date
+        validates_date :birth_date
+        validates_datetime :birth_datetime
       end
 
       before :all do
@@ -33,10 +34,10 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::AttributeMethods do
         r.birth_date = '2010-01-01'
       end
 
-      it 'should be strict on day values' do
+      it 'should parse string as current timezone' do
         r = EmployeeWithParser.new
-        r.birth_date = '2010-02-31'
-        r.birth_date.should be_nil
+        r.birth_datetime = '2010-01-01 12:00'
+        r.birth_datetime.zone == Time.zone.name
       end
 
       after :all do