diff --git a/src/com/roscopeco/ormdroid/DateTypeMapping.java b/src/com/roscopeco/ormdroid/DateTypeMapping.java
index 12a68fa..bd39e4a 100644
--- a/src/com/roscopeco/ormdroid/DateTypeMapping.java
+++ b/src/com/roscopeco/ormdroid/DateTypeMapping.java
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ public String encodeValue(SQLiteDatabase db, Object value) {
   }
 
   public Object decodeValue(SQLiteDatabase db, Class<?> expectedType, Cursor c, int columnIndex) {
-    return new Date(c.getInt(columnIndex));
+    return new Date(c.getLong(columnIndex));
   }
 }
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