diff --git a/orcid-persistence/src/main/java/org/orcid/persistence/dao/impl/PublicApiDailyRateLimitDaoImpl.java b/orcid-persistence/src/main/java/org/orcid/persistence/dao/impl/PublicApiDailyRateLimitDaoImpl.java
index 75f7154925..589811693b 100644
--- a/orcid-persistence/src/main/java/org/orcid/persistence/dao/impl/PublicApiDailyRateLimitDaoImpl.java
+++ b/orcid-persistence/src/main/java/org/orcid/persistence/dao/impl/PublicApiDailyRateLimitDaoImpl.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public boolean updatePublicApiDailyRateLimit(PublicApiDailyRateLimitEntity papiR
             query.setParameter("ipAddress", papiRateLimitingEntity.getIpAddress());
         }
         query.setParameter("requestCount", papiRateLimitingEntity.getRequestCount());
-        query.setParameter("requestDate", papiRateLimitingEntity.getRequestDate().toString());
+        query.setParameter("requestDate", papiRateLimitingEntity.getRequestDate());
         return query.executeUpdate() > 0;
     }