diff --git a/Utilities/nctools.py b/Utilities/nctools.py
index ddcc93b7..23123583 100644
--- a/Utilities/nctools.py
+++ b/Utilities/nctools.py
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ def ncGetTimes(ncobj, name='time'):
         calendar = times.calendar
     else:
         calendar = 'standard'
-
-    dates = num2date(times[:], units, calendar)
+    #import pdb; pdb.set_trace()
+    dates = num2date(times[:].data, units, calendar)
 
     return np.array(dates, dtype=datetime)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_nctools.py b/tests/test_nctools.py
index ee2bd3cc..2acccf29 100644
--- a/tests/test_nctools.py
+++ b/tests/test_nctools.py
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ def test_ncReadFile(self):
             self.numpyAssertEqual(temp_check, temp[nrec])
         ncobj.close()
 
-    @unittest.skip("Raises value error in netCDF4 v1.4")
+    #@unittest.skip("Raises value error in netCDF4 v1.4")
     def test_ncGetTimes(self):
         """Test ncGetTimes returns datetime objects"""
         ncobj = netCDF4.Dataset(self.ncfile)
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ def test_ncGetTimes(self):
         ncobj.close()
         self.assertEqual(type(times[0]), datetime)
 
-    @unittest.skip("Raises value error in netCDF4 v1.4")
+    #@unittest.skip("Raises value error in netCDF4 v1.4")
     def test_ncGetTimeValues(self):
         """Test ncGetTimes returns correct time values"""
         ncobj = netCDF4.Dataset(self.ncfile)