diff --git a/lib/types/textParsers.js b/lib/types/textParsers.js
index 13f8fe16..4d86507e 100644
--- a/lib/types/textParsers.js
+++ b/lib/types/textParsers.js
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ var arrayParser = require(__dirname + "/arrayParser.js");
 //parses PostgreSQL server formatted date strings into javascript date objects
 var parseDate = function(isoDate) {
   //TODO this could do w/ a refactor
-  var dateMatcher = /(\d{4})-(\d{2})-(\d{2}) (\d{2}):(\d{2}):(\d{2})(\.\d{1,})?/;
+  var dateMatcher = /(\d{1,})-(\d{2})-(\d{2}) (\d{2}):(\d{2}):(\d{2})(\.\d{1,})?/;
 
   var match = dateMatcher.exec(isoDate);
   //could not parse date
   if(!match) {
-    dateMatcher = /^(\d{4})-(\d{2})-(\d{2})$/;
+    dateMatcher = /^(\d{1,})-(\d{2})-(\d{2})$/;
     match = dateMatcher.test(isoDate);
     if(!match) {
       return null;