diff --git a/uSync8.Community.Contrib/Mappers/BentoItemMapper.cs b/uSync8.Community.Contrib/Mappers/BentoItemMapper.cs
index 592965fe..23186b86 100644
--- a/uSync8.Community.Contrib/Mappers/BentoItemMapper.cs
+++ b/uSync8.Community.Contrib/Mappers/BentoItemMapper.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 
 using Umbraco.Core;
+using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.Services;
 
 using uSync8.ContentEdition.Mapping;
@@ -20,8 +21,9 @@ public class BentoItemMapper : SyncNestedValueMapperBase, ISyncMapper
 
         public BentoItemMapper(IEntityService entityService,
             IContentTypeService contentTypeService,
-            IDataTypeService dataTypeService)
-            : base(entityService, contentTypeService, dataTypeService)
+            IDataTypeService dataTypeService,
+            IProfilingLogger logger)
+            : base(entityService, contentTypeService, dataTypeService, logger)
         { }
 
         public override string Name => "Bento Item Mapper";
diff --git a/uSync8.Community.Contrib/Mappers/BentoStackMapper.cs b/uSync8.Community.Contrib/Mappers/BentoStackMapper.cs
index 9f37921b..75a2c188 100644
--- a/uSync8.Community.Contrib/Mappers/BentoStackMapper.cs
+++ b/uSync8.Community.Contrib/Mappers/BentoStackMapper.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 
+using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.Services;
 
 using uSync8.ContentEdition.Mapping;
@@ -17,8 +18,9 @@ public class BentoStackMapper : BentoItemMapper, ISyncMapper
 
         public BentoStackMapper(IEntityService entityService,
             IContentTypeService contentTypeService,
-            IDataTypeService dataTypeService)
-            : base(entityService, contentTypeService, dataTypeService)
+            IDataTypeService dataTypeService,
+            IProfilingLogger logger)
+            : base(entityService, contentTypeService, dataTypeService, logger)
         { }
 
         public override string Name => "Bento Stack Mapper";
diff --git a/uSync8.Community.Contrib/Mappers/ContentmentContentBlocks.cs b/uSync8.Community.Contrib/Mappers/ContentmentContentBlocks.cs
index ab9203f4..8641e3a2 100644
--- a/uSync8.Community.Contrib/Mappers/ContentmentContentBlocks.cs
+++ b/uSync8.Community.Contrib/Mappers/ContentmentContentBlocks.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 using uSync8.Core.Dependency;
 using Umbraco.Core;
+using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 
 namespace uSync8.Community.Contrib.Mappers
 {
@@ -20,8 +21,9 @@ namespace uSync8.Community.Contrib.Mappers
     /// </summary>
     public class ContentmentContentBlocks : SyncNestedValueMapperBase, ISyncMapper
     {
-        public ContentmentContentBlocks(IEntityService entityService, IContentTypeService contentTypeService, IDataTypeService dataTypeService) 
-            : base(entityService, contentTypeService, dataTypeService)
+        public ContentmentContentBlocks(IEntityService entityService, IContentTypeService contentTypeService, IDataTypeService dataTypeService,
+            IProfilingLogger logger)
+            : base(entityService, contentTypeService, dataTypeService, logger)
         { }
 
         public override string Name => "Contentment content block mapper";
diff --git a/uSync8.Community.Contrib/Mappers/DocTypeGridMapper.cs b/uSync8.Community.Contrib/Mappers/DocTypeGridMapper.cs
index 0722f082..6832140a 100644
--- a/uSync8.Community.Contrib/Mappers/DocTypeGridMapper.cs
+++ b/uSync8.Community.Contrib/Mappers/DocTypeGridMapper.cs
@@ -42,16 +42,12 @@ public class DocTypeGridMapper : SyncNestedValueMapperBase, ISyncMapper
     {
         private readonly string docTypeAliasValue = "dtgeContentTypeAlias";
 
-        private readonly ILogger logger;
-
         public DocTypeGridMapper(IEntityService entityService,
             IContentTypeService contentTypeService,
             IDataTypeService dataTypeService,
-            ILogger logger)
-            : base(entityService, contentTypeService, dataTypeService)
-        {
-            this.logger = logger;
-        }
+            IProfilingLogger logger)
+            : base(entityService, contentTypeService, dataTypeService, logger)
+        { }
 
         public override string Name => "DocType Grid Mapper";
 
@@ -133,8 +129,8 @@ public override string GetImportValue(string value, string editorAlias)
             catch(Exception ex)
             {
                 // we want to be quite non-destructive on an import, 
-                logger.Warn<DocTypeGridMapper>(ex, "Failed to sanitize the import value for property (turn on debugging for full property value)");
-                logger.Debug<DocTypeGridMapper>("Failed DocTypeValue: {value}", value ?? String.Empty);
+                _logger.Warn<DocTypeGridMapper>(ex, "Failed to sanitize the import value for property (turn on debugging for full property value)");
+                _logger.Debug<DocTypeGridMapper>("Failed DocTypeValue: {value}", value ?? String.Empty);
                
                 return value;
             }
diff --git a/uSync8.ContentEdition/Mapping/Mappers/BlockListMapper.cs b/uSync8.ContentEdition/Mapping/Mappers/BlockListMapper.cs
index f7b8dc80..8f905b88 100644
--- a/uSync8.ContentEdition/Mapping/Mappers/BlockListMapper.cs
+++ b/uSync8.ContentEdition/Mapping/Mappers/BlockListMapper.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 
+using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.Services;
 
 using uSync8.Core;
@@ -21,8 +22,9 @@ public class BlockListMapper : SyncNestedValueMapperBase, ISyncMapper
 
         public BlockListMapper(IEntityService entityService,
             IContentTypeService contentTypeService,
-            IDataTypeService dataTypeService)
-            : base(entityService, contentTypeService, dataTypeService)
+            IDataTypeService dataTypeService,
+            ILogger logger)
+            : base(entityService, contentTypeService, dataTypeService, logger)
         { }
 
         public override string Name => "Block List Mapper";
diff --git a/uSync8.ContentEdition/Mapping/Mappers/NestedContentMapper.cs b/uSync8.ContentEdition/Mapping/Mappers/NestedContentMapper.cs
index 9a31c02c..9f5470bc 100644
--- a/uSync8.ContentEdition/Mapping/Mappers/NestedContentMapper.cs
+++ b/uSync8.ContentEdition/Mapping/Mappers/NestedContentMapper.cs
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 
 using Umbraco.Core;
+using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.Services;
 
+using uSync8.Core;
 using uSync8.Core.Dependency;
 
 namespace uSync8.ContentEdition.Mapping.Mappers
@@ -17,8 +19,9 @@ public class NestedContentMapper : SyncNestedValueMapperBase, ISyncMapper
         public NestedContentMapper(
             IEntityService entityService,
             IContentTypeService contentTypeService,
-            IDataTypeService dataTypeService)
-            : base(entityService, contentTypeService, dataTypeService)
+            IDataTypeService dataTypeService,
+            ILogger logger)
+            : base(entityService, contentTypeService, dataTypeService, logger)
         { }
 
         public override string Name => "Nested Content Mapper";
diff --git a/uSync8.ContentEdition/Mapping/SyncNestedValueMapperBase.cs b/uSync8.ContentEdition/Mapping/SyncNestedValueMapperBase.cs
index fea9fe20..280c704b 100644
--- a/uSync8.ContentEdition/Mapping/SyncNestedValueMapperBase.cs
+++ b/uSync8.ContentEdition/Mapping/SyncNestedValueMapperBase.cs
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 
 using Umbraco.Core;
+using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models;
 using Umbraco.Core.Services;
 
-using uSync8.Core;
 using uSync8.Core.Dependency;
 
 namespace uSync8.ContentEdition.Mapping
@@ -25,14 +25,17 @@ public abstract class SyncNestedValueMapperBase : SyncValueMapperBase
     {
         protected readonly IContentTypeService contentTypeService;
         protected readonly IDataTypeService dataTypeService;
+        protected readonly ILogger _logger;
 
         public SyncNestedValueMapperBase(IEntityService entityService,
             IContentTypeService contentTypeService,
-            IDataTypeService dataTypeService)
+            IDataTypeService dataTypeService,
+            ILogger logger)
             : base(entityService)
         {
             this.contentTypeService = contentTypeService;
             this.dataTypeService = dataTypeService;
+            _logger = logger;   
         }
 
         protected JObject GetImportProperties(JObject item, IContentType docType)
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ protected JObject GetImportProperties(JObject item, IContentType docType)
                             item[property.Alias] = mappedVal?.ToString(); // .GetJsonTokenValue();
                         }
                         else {
-                            var mappedVal = SyncValueMapperFactory.GetImportValue((string)value, property.PropertyEditorAlias);
+                            var mappedVal = SyncValueMapperFactory.GetImportValue(GetStringValue(value), property.PropertyEditorAlias);
                             item[property.Alias] = mappedVal?.ToString(); // .GetJsonTokenValue();
                         }
                     }
@@ -205,5 +208,24 @@ protected IContentType GetDocType(string alias)
         }
 
 
+        protected string GetStringValue(JToken value)
+        {
+            var stringValue = value.ToString();
+            try
+            {
+                if (value.Type is JTokenType.Date)
+                {
+                    var date = value.Value<DateTime>();
+                    stringValue = date.ToString("s");
+                }
+            }
+            catch(Exception ex)
+            {
+                // something might have gone wrong 
+                _logger.Warn<SyncNestedValueMapperBase>(ex, "Error getting formatted value");
+            }
+
+            return stringValue;
+        }
     }
 }