diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/date/date.widget.spec.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/date/date.widget.spec.ts
index aa2fe2fdc9..2b9f4937dc 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/date/date.widget.spec.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/date/date.widget.spec.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ describe('DateWidgetComponent', () => {
 
         widget.field = field;
 
-        widget.onDateChanged('12/12/2012');
+        widget.onDateChanged({ value: moment('12/12/2012') });
         expect(widget.checkVisibility).toHaveBeenCalledWith(field);
     });
 
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/date/date.widget.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/date/date.widget.ts
index 75ebb22e07..e02a174005 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/date/date.widget.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/date/date.widget.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export class DateWidgetComponent extends WidgetComponent implements OnInit {
             }
         }
 
-        this.displayDate = moment(this.field.value, this.field.dateDisplayFormat, true);
+        this.displayDate = moment(this.field.value, this.field.dateDisplayFormat);
 
     }
 
@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ export class DateWidgetComponent extends WidgetComponent implements OnInit {
         this.field.validationSummary = '';
 
         if (newDateValue) {
-            let momentDate = moment(newDateValue, this.field.dateDisplayFormat, true);
+            let momentDate = newDateValue.value;
             if (!momentDate.isValid()) {
                 this.field.validationSummary = this.field.dateDisplayFormat;
                 this.field.value = null;
             } else {
-                this.field.value = newDateValue;
-                this.displayDate = moment(this.field.value, this.field.dateDisplayFormat, true);
+                this.field.value = momentDate;
+                this.displayDate = moment(this.field.value, this.field.dateDisplayFormat);
             }
         } else {
             this.field.value = null;