diff --git a/ICD.Common.Utils/Extensions/JsonReaderExtensions.cs b/ICD.Common.Utils/Extensions/JsonReaderExtensions.cs
index 5c4a023..6fd875c 100644
--- a/ICD.Common.Utils/Extensions/JsonReaderExtensions.cs
+++ b/ICD.Common.Utils/Extensions/JsonReaderExtensions.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using ICD.Common.Properties;
+using ICD.Common.Utils.Json;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace ICD.Common.Utils.Extensions
@@ -205,6 +206,20 @@ namespace ICD.Common.Utils.Extensions
 			return new Guid(stringValue);
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets the current value as a date.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="extends"></param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static DateTime GetValueAsDateTime(this JsonReader extends)
+		{
+			if (extends == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("extends");
+
+			string stringValue = extends.GetValueAsString();
+			return JsonUtils.ParseDateTime(stringValue);
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Deserializes an array of items from the reader's current value.
 		/// </summary>
diff --git a/ICD.Common.Utils/Json/JsonUtils.cs b/ICD.Common.Utils/Json/JsonUtils.cs
index 870bc56..afdd0c3 100644
--- a/ICD.Common.Utils/Json/JsonUtils.cs
+++ b/ICD.Common.Utils/Json/JsonUtils.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@ namespace ICD.Common.Utils.Json
 		private const string MESSAGE_NAME_PROPERTY = "m";
 		private const string MESSAGE_DATA_PROPERTY = "d";
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets the data as a DateTime value.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="data"></param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static DateTime ParseDateTime(string data)
+		{
+			return DateTime.ParseExact(data, DATE_FORMAT, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Gets the token as a DateTime value.
 		/// </summary>
@@ -34,7 +44,7 @@ namespace ICD.Common.Utils.Json
 				throw new ArgumentNullException("token");
 
 #if SIMPLSHARP
-			return DateTime.ParseExact((string)token, DATE_FORMAT, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
+			return ParseDateTime((string)token);
 #else
 			return (DateTime)token;
 #endif