diff --git a/lib/DoctorKarma/DAO/User.pm b/lib/DoctorKarma/DAO/User.pm
index 80efbf1..c33b4bb 100644
--- a/lib/DoctorKarma/DAO/User.pm
+++ b/lib/DoctorKarma/DAO/User.pm
@@ -286,6 +286,11 @@ EOF
         for my $key_field ( keys %$user_db ) {
             $user_db->{$key_field} // delete $user_db->{$key_field};
         }
+        if ( defined $user_db->{last_karma_given_date} ) {
+            my $iso8601 = DateTime::Format::ISO8601->new;
+            $user_db->{last_karma_given_date} =
+                $iso8601->parse_datetime( $user_db->{last_karma_given_date} );
+        }
         push @$users, DoctorKarma::Model::User->new(%$user_db);
     }
     return $users;
@@ -307,6 +312,11 @@ EOF
         for my $key_field ( keys %$user_db ) {
             $user_db->{$key_field} // delete $user_db->{$key_field};
         }
+        if ( defined $user_db->{last_karma_given_date} ) {
+            my $iso8601 = DateTime::Format::ISO8601->new;
+            $user_db->{last_karma_given_date} =
+                $iso8601->parse_datetime( $user_db->{last_karma_given_date} );
+        }
         push @$users, DoctorKarma::Model::User->new(%$user_db);
     }
     return $users;