diff --git a/kafka-connect-cassandra/src/main/scala/com/datamountaineer/streamreactor/connect/cassandra/config/CassandraConfig.scala b/kafka-connect-cassandra/src/main/scala/com/datamountaineer/streamreactor/connect/cassandra/config/CassandraConfig.scala
index 2668a61b0..661803b78 100644
--- a/kafka-connect-cassandra/src/main/scala/com/datamountaineer/streamreactor/connect/cassandra/config/CassandraConfig.scala
+++ b/kafka-connect-cassandra/src/main/scala/com/datamountaineer/streamreactor/connect/cassandra/config/CassandraConfig.scala
@@ -384,6 +384,17 @@ object CassandraConfigSource {
       ConfigDef.Width.MEDIUM,
       CassandraConfigConstants.INITIAL_OFFSET,
     )
+    .define(
+      CassandraConfigConstants.DATE_FORMAT_STRING,
+      Type.STRING,
+      CassandraConfigConstants.DATE_FORMAT_STRING_DEFAULT,
+      Importance.LOW,
+      CassandraConfigConstants.DATE_FORMAT_STRING_DOC,
+      "Import",
+      10,
+      ConfigDef.Width.MEDIUM,
+      CassandraConfigConstants.DATE_FORMAT_STRING,
+    )
     .define(
       CassandraConfigConstants.MAPPING_COLLECTION_TO_JSON,
       Type.BOOLEAN,
diff --git a/kafka-connect-cassandra/src/main/scala/com/datamountaineer/streamreactor/connect/cassandra/config/CassandraConfigConstants.scala b/kafka-connect-cassandra/src/main/scala/com/datamountaineer/streamreactor/connect/cassandra/config/CassandraConfigConstants.scala
index 5ba1ed81b..497705875 100644
--- a/kafka-connect-cassandra/src/main/scala/com/datamountaineer/streamreactor/connect/cassandra/config/CassandraConfigConstants.scala
+++ b/kafka-connect-cassandra/src/main/scala/com/datamountaineer/streamreactor/connect/cassandra/config/CassandraConfigConstants.scala
@@ -203,6 +203,11 @@ object CassandraConfigConstants {
   val INITIAL_OFFSET_DOC =
     "The initial timestamp to start querying in Cassandra from (yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS'Z'). Default 1900-01-01 00:00:00.0000000Z"
 
+  val DATE_FORMAT_STRING         = s"$CONNECTOR_PREFIX.date.format.string"
+  val DATE_FORMAT_STRING_DEFAULT = "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS'Z'"
+  val DATE_FORMAT_STRING_DOC =
+    "The format string to use for formatting the initial offset and other "
+
   val MAPPING_COLLECTION_TO_JSON         = s"$CONNECTOR_PREFIX.mapping.collection.to.json"
   val MAPPING_COLLECTION_TO_JSON_DOC     = "Mapping columns with type Map, List and Set like json"
   val MAPPING_COLLECTION_TO_JSON_DEFAULT = true
diff --git a/kafka-connect-cassandra/src/main/scala/com/datamountaineer/streamreactor/connect/cassandra/config/CassandraSettings.scala b/kafka-connect-cassandra/src/main/scala/com/datamountaineer/streamreactor/connect/cassandra/config/CassandraSettings.scala
index a23da41ee..3a31ab0a4 100644
--- a/kafka-connect-cassandra/src/main/scala/com/datamountaineer/streamreactor/connect/cassandra/config/CassandraSettings.scala
+++ b/kafka-connect-cassandra/src/main/scala/com/datamountaineer/streamreactor/connect/cassandra/config/CassandraSettings.scala
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ case class CassandraSourceSetting(
   timeSliceDuration:       Long           = CassandraConfigConstants.TIMESLICE_DURATION_DEFAULT,
   timeSliceDelay:          Long           = CassandraConfigConstants.TIMESLICE_DELAY_DEFAULT,
   initialOffset:           String         = CassandraConfigConstants.INITIAL_OFFSET_DEFAULT,
+  dateFormatString:        String         = CassandraConfigConstants.DATE_FORMAT_STRING_DEFAULT,
   timeSliceMillis:         Long           = CassandraConfigConstants.TIME_SLICE_MILLIS_DEFAULT,
   mappingCollectionToJson: Boolean        = CassandraConfigConstants.MAPPING_COLLECTION_TO_JSON_DEFAULT,
   connectTimeout:          Int            = CassandraConfigConstants.DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT,
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ object CassandraSettings extends StrictLogging {
     val timeSliceDuration       = config.getLong(CassandraConfigConstants.TIMESLICE_DURATION)
     val timeSliceDelay          = config.getLong(CassandraConfigConstants.TIMESLICE_DELAY)
     val initialOffset           = config.getString(CassandraConfigConstants.INITIAL_OFFSET)
+    val dateFormatString        = config.getString(CassandraConfigConstants.DATE_FORMAT_STRING)
     val timeSliceMillis         = config.getLong(CassandraConfigConstants.TIME_SLICE_MILLIS)
     val mappingCollectionToJson = config.getBoolean(CassandraConfigConstants.MAPPING_COLLECTION_TO_JSON)
 
@@ -159,6 +161,7 @@ object CassandraSettings extends StrictLogging {
         fetchSize               = fetchSize,
         timeSliceDuration       = timeSliceDuration,
         timeSliceDelay          = timeSliceDelay,
+        dateFormatString        = dateFormatString,
         initialOffset           = initialOffset,
         timeSliceMillis         = timeSliceMillis,
         mappingCollectionToJson = mappingCollectionToJson,
diff --git a/kafka-connect-cassandra/src/main/scala/com/datamountaineer/streamreactor/connect/cassandra/source/CassandraTableReader.scala b/kafka-connect-cassandra/src/main/scala/com/datamountaineer/streamreactor/connect/cassandra/source/CassandraTableReader.scala
index 82aff9bca..c96b9cc11 100644
--- a/kafka-connect-cassandra/src/main/scala/com/datamountaineer/streamreactor/connect/cassandra/source/CassandraTableReader.scala
+++ b/kafka-connect-cassandra/src/main/scala/com/datamountaineer/streamreactor/connect/cassandra/source/CassandraTableReader.scala
@@ -64,15 +64,14 @@ class CassandraTableReader(
   private val cqlGenerator = new CqlGenerator(setting)
 
   class CassandraDateFormatter {
-    private val dateFormatPattern = "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS'Z'"
 
     def parse(date: String): Date = {
-      val dateFormatter = new SimpleDateFormat(dateFormatPattern)
+      val dateFormatter = new SimpleDateFormat(dateFormatString)
       dateFormatter.parse(date)
     }
 
     def format(date: Date): String = {
-      val dateFormatter = new SimpleDateFormat(dateFormatPattern)
+      val dateFormatter = new SimpleDateFormat(dateFormatString)
       dateFormatter.format(date)
     }
 
@@ -82,6 +81,7 @@ class CassandraTableReader(
     }
   }
 
+  private val dateFormatString          = setting.dateFormatString
   private val dateFormatter             = new CassandraDateFormatter()
   private val primaryKeyCol             = setting.primaryKeyColumn.getOrElse("")
   private val querying                  = new AtomicBoolean(false)