diff --git a/include/sqlpp11/detail/parse_date_time.h b/include/sqlpp11/detail/parse_date_time.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d6e36170
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/sqlpp11/detail/parse_date_time.h
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+#pragma once
+
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2023, Vesselin Atanasov
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ *   Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+ *   list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *
+ *   Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+ *   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+ *   and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+ * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+ * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+ * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+ * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+ * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+ * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#include <regex>
+
+namespace sqlpp
+{
+  namespace detail
+  {
+    // Parse a date string formatted as YYYY-MM-DD
+    //
+    inline bool parse_string_date(::sqlpp::chrono::day_point& value, const char* date_string)
+    {
+      static const std::regex rx{"(\\d{4})-(\\d{2})-(\\d{2})"};
+      std::cmatch mr;
+      if (std::regex_match(date_string, mr, rx) == false)
+      {
+        return false;
+      }
+      value = ::sqlpp::chrono::day_point{
+        ::date::year{std::atoi(date_string + mr.position(1))} / // Year
+        std::atoi(date_string + mr.position(2)) /               // Month
+        std::atoi(date_string + mr.position(3))                 // Day of month
+      };
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    // Parse a date string formatted as YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.US TZ
+    // .US are optional fractional seconds, up to 6 digits in length
+    // TZ is an optional time zone offset formatted as +HH[:MM] or -HH[:MM]
+    //
+    inline bool parse_string_date_time(::sqlpp::chrono::microsecond_point& value, const char* date_time_string)
+    {
+      static const std::regex rx{
+        "(\\d{4})-(\\d{2})-(\\d{2}) "
+        "(\\d{2}):(\\d{2}):(\\d{2})(?:\\.(\\d{1,6}))?"
+        "(?:([+-])(\\d{2})(?::(\\d{2})(?::(\\d{2}))?)?)?"
+      };
+      std::cmatch mr;
+      if (std::regex_match(date_time_string, mr, rx) == false)
+      {
+        return false;
+      }
+      value =
+        ::sqlpp::chrono::day_point{
+          ::date::year{std::atoi(date_time_string + mr.position(1))} / // Year
+          std::atoi(date_time_string + mr.position(2)) /               // Month
+          std::atoi(date_time_string + mr.position(3))                 // Day of month
+        } +
+        std::chrono::hours{std::atoi(date_time_string + mr.position(4))} +     // Hour
+        std::chrono::minutes{std::atoi(date_time_string + mr.position(5))} +   // Minute
+        std::chrono::seconds{std::atoi(date_time_string + mr.position(6))} +   // Second
+        ::std::chrono::microseconds{                                           // Second fraction
+          mr[7].matched ? std::stoi((mr[7].str() + "000000").substr(0, 6)) : 0
+        };
+      if (mr[8].matched)
+      {
+        const auto tz_sign = (date_time_string[mr.position(8)] == '+') ? 1 : -1;
+        const auto tz_offset =
+          std::chrono::hours{std::atoi(date_time_string + mr.position(9))} +
+          std::chrono::minutes{mr[10].matched ? std::atoi(date_time_string + mr.position(10)) : 0} +
+          std::chrono::seconds{mr[11].matched ? std::atoi(date_time_string + mr.position(11)) : 0};
+        value -= tz_sign * tz_offset;
+      }
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    // Parse a time string formatted as HH:MM:SS[.US][ TZ]
+    // .US is up to 6 digits in length
+    // TZ is an optional time zone offset formatted as +HH[:MM] or -HH[:MM]
+    //
+    inline bool parse_string_time_of_day(::std::chrono::microseconds& value, const char* time_string)
+    {
+      static const std::regex rx{
+        "(\\d{2}):(\\d{2}):(\\d{2})(?:\\.(\\d{1,6}))?"
+        "(?:([+-])(\\d{2})(?::(\\d{2})(?::(\\d{2}))?)?)?"
+      };
+      std::cmatch mr;
+      if (std::regex_match (time_string, mr, rx) == false)
+      {
+        return false;
+      }
+      value =
+        std::chrono::hours{std::atoi(time_string + mr.position(1))} +     // Hour
+        std::chrono::minutes{std::atoi(time_string + mr.position(2))} +   // Minute
+        std::chrono::seconds{std::atoi(time_string + mr.position(3))} +   // Second
+        ::std::chrono::microseconds{                                      // Second fraction
+          mr[4].matched ? std::stoi((mr[4].str() + "000000").substr(0, 6)) : 0
+        };
+      if (mr[5].matched)
+      {
+        const auto tz_sign = (time_string[mr.position(5)] == '+') ? 1 : -1;
+        const auto tz_offset =
+          std::chrono::hours{std::atoi(time_string + mr.position(6))} +
+          std::chrono::minutes{mr[7].matched ? std::atoi(time_string + mr.position(7)) : 0} +
+          std::chrono::seconds{mr[8].matched ? std::atoi(time_string + mr.position(8)) : 0};
+        value -= tz_sign * tz_offset;
+      }
+      return true;
+    }
+  }  // namespace detail
+}  // namespace sqlpp
diff --git a/include/sqlpp11/mysql/char_result.h b/include/sqlpp11/mysql/char_result.h
index cc6d11e4..951c1707 100644
--- a/include/sqlpp11/mysql/char_result.h
+++ b/include/sqlpp11/mysql/char_result.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <memory>
 #include <sqlpp11/chrono.h>
+#include <sqlpp11/detail/parse_date_time.h>
 #include <sqlpp11/exception.h>
 #include <sqlpp11/mysql/detail/result_handle.h>
 #include <sqlpp11/mysql/sqlpp_mysql.h>
@@ -40,50 +41,6 @@ namespace sqlpp
 {
   namespace mysql
   {
-    namespace detail
-    {
-      inline auto check_first_digit(const char* text, bool digit_flag) -> bool
-      {
-        if (digit_flag)
-        {
-          if (not std::isdigit(*text))
-          {
-            return false;
-          }
-        }
-        else
-        {
-          if (std::isdigit(*text) or *text == '\0')
-          {
-            return false;
-          }
-        }
-        return true;
-      }
-
-      inline auto check_date_digits(const char* text) -> bool
-      {
-        for (const auto digit_flag : {true, true, true, true, false, true, true, false, true, true})  // YYYY-MM-DD
-        {
-          if (not check_first_digit(text, digit_flag))
-            return false;
-          ++text;
-        }
-        return true;
-      }
-
-      inline auto check_time_digits(const char* text) -> bool
-      {
-        for (const auto digit_flag : {true, true, false, true, true, false, true, true}) // hh:mm:ss
-        {
-          if (not check_first_digit(text, digit_flag))
-            return false;
-          ++text;
-        }
-        return true;
-      }
-    }  // namespace detail
-
     class char_result_t
     {
       std::unique_ptr<detail::result_handle> _handle;
@@ -184,10 +141,10 @@ namespace sqlpp
         if (_handle->debug)
           std::cerr << "MySQL debug: parsing date result at index: " << index << std::endl;
 
+        *value = {};
         *is_null = (_char_result_row.data == nullptr or _char_result_row.data[index] == nullptr);
         if (*is_null)
         {
-          *value = {};
           return;
         }
 
@@ -195,16 +152,10 @@ namespace sqlpp
         if (_handle->debug)
           std::cerr << "MySQL debug: date string: " << date_string << std::endl;
 
-        if (detail::check_date_digits(date_string))
-        {
-          const auto ymd = ::date::year(std::atoi(date_string)) / atoi(date_string + 5) / atoi(date_string + 8);
-          *value = ::sqlpp::chrono::day_point(ymd);
-        }
-        else
+        if (::sqlpp::detail::parse_string_date(*value, date_string) == false)
         {
           if (_handle->debug)
             std::cerr << "MySQL debug: invalid date result: " << date_string << std::endl;
-          *value = {};
         }
       }
 
@@ -213,10 +164,10 @@ namespace sqlpp
         if (_handle->debug)
           std::cerr << "MySQL debug: parsing date result at index: " << index << std::endl;
 
+        *value = {};
         *is_null = (_char_result_row.data == nullptr or _char_result_row.data[index] == nullptr);
         if (*is_null)
         {
-          *value = {};
           return;
         }
 
@@ -224,41 +175,10 @@ namespace sqlpp
         if (_handle->debug)
           std::cerr << "MySQL debug: date_time string: " << date_time_string << std::endl;
 
-        if (detail::check_date_digits(date_time_string))
-        {
-          const auto ymd =
-              ::date::year(std::atoi(date_time_string)) / atoi(date_time_string + 5) / atoi(date_time_string + 8);
-          *value = ::sqlpp::chrono::day_point(ymd);
-        }
-        else
+        if (::sqlpp::detail::parse_string_date_time(*value, date_time_string) == false)
         {
           if (_handle->debug)
             std::cerr << "MySQL debug: invalid date_time result: " << date_time_string << std::endl;
-          *value = {};
-
-          return;
-        }
-
-        const auto time_string = date_time_string + 11; // YYYY-MM-DDT
-        if (detail::check_time_digits(time_string))
-        {
-          *value += ::std::chrono::hours(std::atoi(time_string + 0)) +
-                    std::chrono::minutes(std::atoi(time_string + 3)) + std::chrono::seconds(std::atoi(time_string + 6));
-        }
-        else
-        {
-          return;
-        }
-
-        const auto mu_string = time_string + 8; // hh:mm:ss
-        if (mu_string[0] == '\0')
-        {
-          return;
-        }
-        auto factor = 100 * 1000;
-        for (auto i = 1u; i <= 6u and std::isdigit(mu_string[i]); ++i, factor /= 10)
-        {
-          *value += ::std::chrono::microseconds(factor * (mu_string[i] - '0'));
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/include/sqlpp11/postgresql/bind_result.h b/include/sqlpp11/postgresql/bind_result.h
index 92a1681f..220977ee 100644
--- a/include/sqlpp11/postgresql/bind_result.h
+++ b/include/sqlpp11/postgresql/bind_result.h
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#include <memory>
 #include <sqlpp11/chrono.h>
 #include <sqlpp11/data_types.h>
+#include <sqlpp11/detail/parse_date_time.h>
 
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <iostream>
-#include <regex>
+#include <memory>
 #include <sstream>
 
 #include "detail/prepared_statement_handle.h"
@@ -227,36 +227,24 @@ namespace sqlpp
           std::cerr << "PostgreSQL debug: binding date result at index: " << index << std::endl;
         }
 
+        *value = {};
         *is_null = _handle->result.is_null(_handle->count, index);
-
-        if (!(*is_null))
+        if (*is_null)
         {
-          const auto date_string = _handle->result.get_char_ptr_value(_handle->count, index);
+          return;
+        }
 
+        const auto date_string = _handle->result.get_char_ptr_value(_handle->count, index);
+        if (_handle->debug())
+        {
+          std::cerr << "PostgreSQL debug: date string: " << date_string << std::endl;
+        }
+        if (::sqlpp::detail::parse_string_date(*value, date_string) == false)
+        {
           if (_handle->debug())
           {
-            std::cerr << "PostgreSQL debug: date string: " << date_string << std::endl;
+            std::cerr << "PostgreSQL debug: got invalid date '" << date_string << "'" << std::endl;
           }
-
-          static const std::regex rx {"(\\d{4})-(\\d{2})-(\\d{2})"};
-          std::cmatch mr;
-          if (std::regex_match (date_string, mr, rx)) {
-            *value =
-              ::sqlpp::chrono::day_point{
-                ::date::year{std::atoi(date_string + mr.position(1))} / // Year
-                std::atoi(date_string + mr.position(2)) /               // Month
-                std::atoi(date_string + mr.position(3))                 // Day of month
-              };
-          } else {
-            if (_handle->debug()) {
-              std::cerr << "PostgreSQL debug: got invalid date '" << date_string << "'" << std::endl;
-            }
-            *value = {};
-          }
-        }
-        else
-        {
-          *value = {};
         }
       }
 
@@ -269,49 +257,23 @@ namespace sqlpp
           std::cerr << "PostgreSQL debug: binding date_time result at index: " << index << std::endl;
         }
 
+        *value = {};
         *is_null = _handle->result.is_null(_handle->count, index);
-
-        if (!(*is_null))
+        if (*is_null)
         {
-          const auto date_string = _handle->result.get_char_ptr_value(_handle->count, index);
+          return;
+        }
 
+        const auto date_string = _handle->result.get_char_ptr_value(_handle->count, index);
+        if (_handle->debug())
+        {
+          std::cerr << "PostgreSQL debug: got date_time string: " << date_string << std::endl;
+        }
+        if (::sqlpp::detail::parse_string_date_time(*value, date_string) == false)
+        {
           if (_handle->debug())
           {
-            std::cerr << "PostgreSQL debug: got date_time string: " << date_string << std::endl;
-          }
-
-          static const std::regex rx {
-            "(\\d{4})-(\\d{2})-(\\d{2}) "
-            "(\\d{2}):(\\d{2}):(\\d{2})(?:\\.(\\d{1,6}))?"
-            "(?:([+-])(\\d{2})(?::(\\d{2})(?::(\\d{2}))?)?)?"
-          };
-          std::cmatch mr;
-          if (std::regex_match (date_string, mr, rx)) {
-            *value =
-              ::sqlpp::chrono::day_point{
-                ::date::year{std::atoi(date_string + mr.position(1))} / // Year
-                std::atoi(date_string + mr.position(2)) /               // Month
-                std::atoi(date_string + mr.position(3))                 // Day of month
-              } +
-              std::chrono::hours{std::atoi(date_string + mr.position(4))} +     // Hour
-              std::chrono::minutes{std::atoi(date_string + mr.position(5))} +   // Minute
-              std::chrono::seconds{std::atoi(date_string + mr.position(6))} +   // Second
-              ::std::chrono::microseconds{                                      // Microsecond
-                mr[7].matched ? std::stoi((mr[7].str() + "000000").substr(0, 6)) : 0
-              };
-              if (mr[8].matched) {
-                const auto tz_sign = (date_string[mr.position(8)] == '+') ? 1 : -1;
-                const auto tz_offset =
-                  std::chrono::hours{std::atoi(date_string + mr.position(9))} +
-                  std::chrono::minutes{mr[10].matched ? std::atoi(date_string + mr.position(10)) : 0} +
-                  std::chrono::seconds{mr[11].matched ? std::atoi(date_string + mr.position(11)) : 0};
-                *value -= tz_sign * tz_offset;
-              }
-          } else {
-            if (_handle->debug()) {
-              std::cerr << "PostgreSQL debug: got invalid date_time '" << date_string << "'" << std::endl;
-            }
-            *value = {};
+            std::cerr << "PostgreSQL debug: got invalid date_time '" << date_string << "'" << std::endl;
           }
         }
       }
@@ -325,43 +287,24 @@ namespace sqlpp
           std::cerr << "PostgreSQL debug: binding time result at index: " << index << std::endl;
         }
 
+        *value = {};
         *is_null = _handle->result.is_null(_handle->count, index);
-
-        if (!(*is_null))
+        if (*is_null)
         {
-          const auto time_string = _handle->result.get_char_ptr_value(_handle->count, index);
+          return;
+        }
 
-          if (_handle->debug())
-          {
-            std::cerr << "PostgreSQL debug: got time string: " << time_string << std::endl;
-          }
+        const auto time_string = _handle->result.get_char_ptr_value(_handle->count, index);
 
-          static const std::regex rx {
-            "(\\d{2}):(\\d{2}):(\\d{2})(?:\\.(\\d{1,6}))?"
-            "(?:([+-])(\\d{2})(?::(\\d{2})(?::(\\d{2}))?)?)?"
-          };
-          std::cmatch mr;
-          if (std::regex_match (time_string, mr, rx)) {
-            *value =
-              std::chrono::hours{std::atoi(time_string + mr.position(1))} +     // Hour
-              std::chrono::minutes{std::atoi(time_string + mr.position(2))} +   // Minute
-              std::chrono::seconds{std::atoi(time_string + mr.position(3))} +   // Second
-              ::std::chrono::microseconds{                                      // Microsecond
-                mr[4].matched ? std::stoi((mr[4].str() + "000000").substr(0, 6)) : 0
-              };
-              if (mr[5].matched) {
-                const auto tz_sign = (time_string[mr.position(5)] == '+') ? 1 : -1;
-                const auto tz_offset =
-                  std::chrono::hours{std::atoi(time_string + mr.position(6))} +
-                  std::chrono::minutes{mr[7].matched ? std::atoi(time_string + mr.position(7)) : 0} +
-                  std::chrono::seconds{mr[8].matched ? std::atoi(time_string + mr.position(8)) : 0};
-                *value -= tz_sign * tz_offset;
-              }
-          } else {
-            if (_handle->debug()) {
-              std::cerr << "PostgreSQL debug: got invalid time '" << time_string << "'" << std::endl;
-            }
-            *value = {};
+        if (_handle->debug())
+        {
+          std::cerr << "PostgreSQL debug: got time string: " << time_string << std::endl;
+        }
+
+        if (::sqlpp::detail::parse_string_time_of_day(*value, time_string) == false)
+        {
+          if (_handle->debug()) {
+            std::cerr << "PostgreSQL debug: got invalid time '" << time_string << "'" << std::endl;
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/include/sqlpp11/sqlite3/bind_result.h b/include/sqlpp11/sqlite3/bind_result.h
index 2aff1e7c..c7bf98f2 100644
--- a/include/sqlpp11/sqlite3/bind_result.h
+++ b/include/sqlpp11/sqlite3/bind_result.h
@@ -26,13 +26,16 @@
  * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#include <memory>
-#include <iostream>
 #include <sqlpp11/chrono.h>
+#include <sqlpp11/detail/parse_date_time.h>
 #include <sqlpp11/exception.h>
 #include <sqlpp11/sqlite3/detail/prepared_statement_handle.h>
 #include <sqlpp11/sqlite3/export.h>
 
+#include <iostream>
+#include <memory>
+#include <regex>
+
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #include <iso646.h>
 #pragma warning(push)
@@ -45,54 +48,33 @@ namespace sqlpp
   {
     namespace detail
     {
-      inline auto check_first_digit(const char* text, bool digit_flag) -> bool
+      // Parse a date string formatted as YYYY-MM-DD[ HH:MM:SS[.US]]
+      //
+      inline bool parse_string_date_opt_time(::sqlpp::chrono::microsecond_point& value, const char* date_time_string)
       {
-        if (digit_flag)
+        static const std::regex rx{
+          "(\\d{4})-(\\d{2})-(\\d{2})"
+          "(?: (\\d{2}):(\\d{2}):(\\d{2})(?:\\.(\\d{1,6}))?)?"
+        };
+        std::cmatch mr;
+        if (std::regex_match(date_time_string, mr, rx) == false)
         {
-          if (not std::isdigit(*text))
-          {
-            return false;
-          }
+          return false;
         }
-        else
+        value = ::sqlpp::chrono::day_point{
+          ::date::year{std::atoi(date_time_string + mr.position(1))} / // Year
+          std::atoi(date_time_string + mr.position(2)) /               // Month
+          std::atoi(date_time_string + mr.position(3))                 // Day of month
+        };
+        if (mr[4].matched)
         {
-          if (std::isdigit(*text) or *text == '\0')
-          {
-            return false;
-          }
-        }
-        return true;
-      }
-
-      inline auto check_date_digits(const char* text) -> bool
-      {
-        for (const auto digit_flag : {true, true, true, true, false, true, true, false, true, true})  // YYYY-MM-DD
-        {
-          if (not check_first_digit(text, digit_flag))
-            return false;
-          ++text;
-        }
-        return true;
-      }
-
-      inline auto check_time_digits(const char* text) -> bool
-      {
-        for (const auto digit_flag : {true, true, false, true, true, false, true, true}) // hh:mm:ss
-        {
-          if (not check_first_digit(text, digit_flag))
-            return false;
-          ++text;
-        }
-        return true;
-      }
-
-      inline auto check_ms_digits(const char* text) -> bool
-      {
-        for (const auto digit_flag : {true, true, true})
-        {
-          if (not check_first_digit(text, digit_flag))
-            return false;
-          ++text;
+          value +=
+            std::chrono::hours{std::atoi(date_time_string + mr.position(4))} +     // Hour
+            std::chrono::minutes{std::atoi(date_time_string + mr.position(5))} +   // Minute
+            std::chrono::seconds{std::atoi(date_time_string + mr.position(6))} +   // Second
+            ::std::chrono::microseconds{                                           // Second fraction
+              mr[7].matched ? std::stoi((mr[7].str() + "000000").substr(0, 6)) : 0
+            };
         }
         return true;
       }
@@ -215,10 +197,10 @@ namespace sqlpp
         if (_handle->debug)
           std::cerr << "Sqlite3 debug: binding date result at index: " << index << std::endl;
 
+        *value = {};
         *is_null = sqlite3_column_type(_handle->sqlite_statement, static_cast<int>(index)) == SQLITE_NULL;
         if (*is_null)
         {
-          *value = {};
           return;
         }
 
@@ -226,17 +208,10 @@ namespace sqlpp
             reinterpret_cast<const char*>(sqlite3_column_text(_handle->sqlite_statement, static_cast<int>(index)));
         if (_handle->debug)
           std::cerr << "Sqlite3 debug: date string: " << date_string << std::endl;
-
-        if (detail::check_date_digits(date_string))
-        {
-          const auto ymd = ::date::year(std::atoi(date_string)) / atoi(date_string + 5) / atoi(date_string + 8);
-          *value = ::sqlpp::chrono::day_point{ymd};
-        }
-        else
+        if (::sqlpp::detail::parse_string_date(*value, date_string) == false)
         {
           if (_handle->debug)
             std::cerr << "Sqlite3 debug: invalid date result: " << date_string << std::endl;
-          *value = {};
         }
       }
 
@@ -245,10 +220,10 @@ namespace sqlpp
         if (_handle->debug)
           std::cerr << "Sqlite3 debug: binding date result at index: " << index << std::endl;
 
+        *value = {};
         *is_null = sqlite3_column_type(_handle->sqlite_statement, static_cast<int>(index)) == SQLITE_NULL;
         if (*is_null)
         {
-          *value = {};
           return;
         }
 
@@ -256,40 +231,11 @@ namespace sqlpp
             reinterpret_cast<const char*>(sqlite3_column_text(_handle->sqlite_statement, static_cast<int>(index)));
         if (_handle->debug)
           std::cerr << "Sqlite3 debug: date_time string: " << date_time_string << std::endl;
-
-        if (detail::check_date_digits(date_time_string))
-        {
-          const auto ymd =
-              ::date::year(std::atoi(date_time_string)) / atoi(date_time_string + 5) / atoi(date_time_string + 8);
-          *value = ::sqlpp::chrono::day_point{ymd};
-        }
-        else
+        // We treat DATETIME fields as containing either date+time or just date.
+        if (detail::parse_string_date_opt_time(*value, date_time_string) == false)
         {
           if (_handle->debug)
             std::cerr << "Sqlite3 debug: invalid date_time result: " << date_time_string << std::endl;
-          *value = {};
-
-          return;
-        }
-
-        const auto time_string = date_time_string + 11; // YYYY-MM-DDT
-        if (detail::check_time_digits(time_string))
-        {
-          *value += ::std::chrono::hours{std::atoi(time_string + 0)} +
-                    std::chrono::minutes{std::atoi(time_string + 3)} + std::chrono::seconds{std::atoi(time_string + 6)};
-        }
-        else
-        {
-          return;
-        }
-        const auto ms_string = time_string + 9; // hh:mm:ss.
-        if (detail::check_ms_digits(ms_string) and ms_string[4] == '\0')
-        {
-          *value += ::std::chrono::milliseconds{std::atoi(ms_string)};
-        }
-        else
-        {
-          return;
         }
       }