diff --git a/lib/neo4j/shared/type_converters.rb b/lib/neo4j/shared/type_converters.rb
index adac6670d..6a07ca7c0 100644
--- a/lib/neo4j/shared/type_converters.rb
+++ b/lib/neo4j/shared/type_converters.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require 'date'
+
 module Neo4j::Shared
   module TypeConverters
     # Converts Date objects to Java long types. Must be timezone UTC.