diff --git a/lib/eb_event.rb b/lib/eb_event.rb
index 42df973..de43820 100644
--- a/lib/eb_event.rb
+++ b/lib/eb_event.rb
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ def parse_dates
             # dates[3] = end day and date
             # dates[4] = end time
             # dates[5] = time zone
-            @start = Time.parse("#{dates[1].strip} #{dates[2].strip}")
-            @end = Time.parse("#{dates[3].strip} #{dates[4].strip}")
+            @start = DateTime.parse("#{dates[1].strip} #{dates[2].strip}")
+            @end = DateTime.parse("#{dates[3].strip} #{dates[4].strip}")
           else
             # don't know this format
             @start = ""
diff --git a/test/eb_event_test.rb b/test/eb_event_test.rb
index 6797399..84c0420 100644
--- a/test/eb_event_test.rb
+++ b/test/eb_event_test.rb
@@ -54,4 +54,10 @@ def test_start
   def test_end
     assert_equal "2009-11-11T22:00:00+00:00", entry.end.to_s
   end
+  
+  def test_split_dates
+    last = Brical::EbEvent.new(feed.entries.last)
+    assert_equal "2009-11-28T20:00:00+00:00", last.start.to_s
+    assert_equal "2009-11-29T00:00:00+00:00", last.end.to_s
+  end
 end