diff --git a/dateparser/date.py b/dateparser/date.py
index 3ae1b62c0..fa340eab4 100644
--- a/dateparser/date.py
+++ b/dateparser/date.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def _try_dateutil_parser(self):
         try:
             date_obj = date_parser.parse(self._get_translated_date())
             return {
-                'date_obj': date_obj.replace(tzinfo=None),
+                'date_obj': date_obj,
                 'period': 'day',
             }
         except ValueError:
@@ -175,7 +175,11 @@ def _try_given_formats(self):
         if not self.date_formats:
             return
 
-        return parse_with_formats(self._get_translated_date_with_formatting(), self.date_formats)
+        date_formats = self.date_formats
+        if not isinstance(self.date_formats, (list, tuple, collections.Set)):
+            date_formats = [self.date_formats]
+
+        return parse_with_formats(self._get_translated_date_with_formatting(), date_formats)
 
     def _try_hardcoded_formats(self):
         hardcoded_date_formats = [
diff --git a/tests/test_date.py b/tests/test_date.py
index 305ef5ae7..106d13144 100644
--- a/tests/test_date.py
+++ b/tests/test_date.py
@@ -276,6 +276,11 @@ def test_should_enable_redetection_for_multiple_languages(self):
             date_data = parser.get_date_data(date_string)
             self.assertEqual(correct_date.date(), date_data['date_obj'].date())
 
+    def test_get_date_data_should_not_strip_timezone_info(self):
+        date_string_with_tz_info = '2014-10-09T17:57:39+00:00'
+        date_data = self.parser.get_date_data(date_string_with_tz_info)
+        self.assertTrue(hasattr(date_data['date_obj'], 'tzinfo'))
+
     def test_should_parse_date_with_timezones_using_format(self):
         date_string = "2014/11/17 14:56 EDT"
         date_format = "%Y/%m/%d %H:%M EDT"