diff --git a/packages/generator/src/lib/adapter/adapter.ts b/packages/generator/src/lib/adapter/adapter.ts
index 9534d5b..78ef3f6 100644
--- a/packages/generator/src/lib/adapter/adapter.ts
+++ b/packages/generator/src/lib/adapter/adapter.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import type { ImportValue } from '../syntaxes/imports'
 import type { Module } from '../syntaxes/module'
 import type { FieldFunc } from './fields/createField'
 
-type ParsableField = PrismaScalarField | PrismaEnumField
+export type ParsableField = PrismaScalarField | PrismaEnumField
 
 type DeclarationFunc = { imports: ImportValue[]; func: string }
 
diff --git a/packages/generator/src/lib/adapter/fields/createField.ts b/packages/generator/src/lib/adapter/fields/createField.ts
index 81be337..9c858b5 100644
--- a/packages/generator/src/lib/adapter/fields/createField.ts
+++ b/packages/generator/src/lib/adapter/fields/createField.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { DMMF } from '@prisma/generator-helper'
+import { getDirective } from '~/lib/directive'
 import { type ImportValue, namedImport } from '~/lib/syntaxes/imports'
 import type { MakeRequired, ModifyType, Prettify } from '~/lib/types/utils'
 
@@ -58,25 +59,6 @@ export function createField(input: CreateFieldInput) {
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * e.g.
- * Unknown
- * - Input: just a doc
- * - Returns: undefined
- * When Exists
- * - Input: drizzle.type viem::Address
- * - Returns: viem:Address
- */
-function getDirective(field: DMMF.Field, directive: string) {
-	if (field.documentation == null) return
-
-	return field.documentation
-		.split('\n')
-		.find((doc) => doc.startsWith(directive))
-		?.replaceAll(directive, '')
-		.trim()
-}
-
 function getCustomType(field: DMMF.Field) {
 	const directive = getDirective(field, 'drizzle.type')
 	if (directive == null) return
diff --git a/packages/generator/src/lib/adapter/providers/mysql.ts b/packages/generator/src/lib/adapter/providers/mysql.ts
index f1125fd..cda60c6 100644
--- a/packages/generator/src/lib/adapter/providers/mysql.ts
+++ b/packages/generator/src/lib/adapter/providers/mysql.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { camelCase, kebabCase } from 'lodash'
 import { getDbName } from '~/lib/prisma-helpers/getDbName'
 import { namedImport } from '~/lib/syntaxes/imports'
 import { createModule } from '~/lib/syntaxes/module'
-import { getGenerator } from '~/shared/generator-context'
+import { getDateMode } from '~/shared/date-mode'
 import { createAdapter } from '../adapter'
 import { createField, hasDefault, isDefaultFunc } from '../fields/createField'
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export const mysqlAdapter = createAdapter({
 			return createField({
 				field,
 				imports: [namedImport(['datetime'], coreModule)],
-				func: `datetime('${getDbName(field)}', { mode: '${getGenerator().dateMode}', fsp: 3 })`, // biome-ignore format: keep one line
+				func: `datetime('${getDbName(field)}', { mode: '${getDateMode(field)}', fsp: 3 })`, // biome-ignore format: keep one line
 				// https://github.com/drizzle-team/drizzle-orm/issues/921
 				onDefault: (field) => {
 					if (
diff --git a/packages/generator/src/lib/adapter/providers/postgres.ts b/packages/generator/src/lib/adapter/providers/postgres.ts
index 0cdacd5..3019407 100644
--- a/packages/generator/src/lib/adapter/providers/postgres.ts
+++ b/packages/generator/src/lib/adapter/providers/postgres.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { camelCase, kebabCase } from 'lodash'
 import { getDbName } from '~/lib/prisma-helpers/getDbName'
 import { namedImport } from '~/lib/syntaxes/imports'
 import { createModule } from '~/lib/syntaxes/module'
-import { getGenerator } from '~/shared/generator-context'
+import { getDateMode } from '~/shared/date-mode'
 import { createAdapter } from '../adapter'
 import {
 	type CreateFieldInput,
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export const postgresAdapter = createAdapter({
 			return createField({
 				field,
 				imports: [namedImport(['timestamp'], coreModule)],
-				func: `timestamp('${getDbName(field)}', { mode: '${getGenerator().dateMode}', precision: 3 })`, // biome-ignore format: keep one line
+				func: `timestamp('${getDbName(field)}', { mode: '${getDateMode(field)}', precision: 3 })`, // biome-ignore format: keep one line
 			})
 		},
 		// https://orm.drizzle.team/docs/column-types/pg/#decimal
diff --git a/packages/generator/src/lib/adapter/providers/sqlite.ts b/packages/generator/src/lib/adapter/providers/sqlite.ts
index 76cbdf2..c97abab 100644
--- a/packages/generator/src/lib/adapter/providers/sqlite.ts
+++ b/packages/generator/src/lib/adapter/providers/sqlite.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { getDbName } from '~/lib/prisma-helpers/getDbName'
 import { namedImport } from '~/lib/syntaxes/imports'
 import { createModule } from '~/lib/syntaxes/module'
-import { getGenerator } from '~/shared/generator-context'
+import { getDateMode } from '~/shared/date-mode'
 import { createAdapter } from '../adapter'
 import { createField, hasDefault, isDefaultFunc } from '../fields/createField'
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export const sqliteAdapter = createAdapter({
 		// Prisma: https://arc.net/l/quote/grwnsumx
 		// Drizzle: https://arc.net/l/quote/fpupjigo
 		DateTime(field) {
-			if (getGenerator().dateMode !== 'date') {
+			if (getDateMode(field) !== 'date') {
 				throw new Error('Only dateMode `date` is supported for sqlite')
 			}
 
diff --git a/packages/generator/src/lib/config.ts b/packages/generator/src/lib/config.ts
index 042b6cf..8c07ca1 100644
--- a/packages/generator/src/lib/config.ts
+++ b/packages/generator/src/lib/config.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import {
 	object,
 	optional,
 	safeParse,
-	union,
 } from 'valibot'
+import { DateMode } from '~/shared/date-mode'
 import { ModuleResolution } from '~/shared/generator-context/module-resolution'
 import { BooleanInStr, withDefault } from './valibot-schema'
 
@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@ const Config = object({
 	moduleResolution: optional(ModuleResolution),
 	verbose: optional(BooleanInStr),
 	formatter: optional(literal('prettier')),
-	dateMode: withDefault(
-		optional(union([literal('string'), literal('date')])),
-		'date'
-	),
+	dateMode: optional(DateMode),
 })
 export type Config = Output<typeof Config>
 
diff --git a/packages/generator/src/lib/directive.ts b/packages/generator/src/lib/directive.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4773f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/generator/src/lib/directive.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import type { DMMF } from '@prisma/generator-helper'
+
+/**
+ * e.g.
+ * Unknown
+ * - Input: just a doc
+ * - Returns: undefined
+ * When Exists
+ * - Input: drizzle.type viem::Address
+ * - Returns: viem:Address
+ */
+export function getDirective(field: DMMF.Field, directive: string) {
+	if (field.documentation == null) return
+
+	return field.documentation
+		.split('\n')
+		.find((doc) => doc.startsWith(directive))
+		?.replaceAll(directive, '')
+		.trim()
+}
diff --git a/packages/generator/src/shared/date-mode.ts b/packages/generator/src/shared/date-mode.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7dd5d18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/generator/src/shared/date-mode.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { literal, parse, union } from 'valibot'
+import type { ParsableField } from '~/lib/adapter/adapter'
+import { getDirective } from '~/lib/directive'
+import { getGenerator } from './generator-context'
+
+export const DateMode = union([literal('string'), literal('date')])
+
+export function getDateMode(field: ParsableField) {
+	const directive = getDirective(field, 'drizzle.dateMode')
+	if (directive) return parse(DateMode, directive)
+
+	return getGenerator().config.dateMode ?? 'date'
+}
diff --git a/packages/generator/src/shared/generator-context/index.ts b/packages/generator/src/shared/generator-context/index.ts
index 1b42c18..9f0a521 100644
--- a/packages/generator/src/shared/generator-context/index.ts
+++ b/packages/generator/src/shared/generator-context/index.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ type Output = {
 type Generator = {
 	moduleResolution?: string
 	output: Output
-	dateMode: Config['dateMode']
 	//
 	dmmf: GeneratorOptions['dmmf']
 	config: Config
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ export function initializeGenerator(options: GeneratorOptions) {
 	const context: Generator = {
 		moduleResolution: config.moduleResolution ?? resolveModuleResolution(),
 		output,
-		dateMode: config.dateMode,
 		//
 		dmmf: options.dmmf,
 		config,
diff --git a/packages/usage/tests/configure-date-mode.test.ts b/packages/usage/tests/configure-date-mode.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8da1505
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/usage/tests/configure-date-mode.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { $ } from 'bun'
+import { type TempDirectory, createTempHandler } from './utils/temp'
+
+const tempHandler = createTempHandler()
+
+afterAll(async () => {
+	await tempHandler.cleanup()
+})
+
+test('global config', async () => {
+	const temp = await tempHandler.prepare()
+
+	await Bun.write(
+		getSchemaPath(temp),
+		`datasource db {
+			provider = "postgresql"
+			url      = env("PG_DATABASE_URL")
+		}
+
+		generator drizzle { 
+			provider = "prisma-generator-drizzle"
+			dateMode = "string"
+			output = "drizzle.ts" 
+		} 
+
+		model User { 
+			id Int @id
+			date DateTime 
+		}`
+	)
+	await $`bun prisma generate --schema ${getSchemaPath(temp)}`.quiet()
+
+	const output = await Bun.file(`${temp.basePath}/drizzle.ts`).text()
+	expect(output).toContain(
+		"date: timestamp('date', { mode: 'string', precision: 3 })"
+	)
+})
+
+test.only('field-level config', async () => {
+	const temp = await tempHandler.prepare()
+
+	await Bun.write(
+		getSchemaPath(temp),
+		`datasource db {
+			provider = "postgresql"
+			url      = env("PG_DATABASE_URL")
+		}
+
+		generator drizzle { 
+			provider = "prisma-generator-drizzle"
+			output = "drizzle.ts" 
+		} 
+
+		model User { 
+			id Int @id
+			normalDate DateTime 
+			/// drizzle.dateMode string
+			stringDate DateTime 
+		}`
+	)
+	await $`bun prisma generate --schema ${getSchemaPath(temp)}`.quiet()
+
+	const output = await Bun.file(`${temp.basePath}/drizzle.ts`).text()
+	expect(output).toContain(
+		"normalDate: timestamp('normalDate', { mode: 'date', precision: 3 })"
+	)
+	expect(output).toContain(
+		"stringDate: timestamp('stringDate', { mode: 'string', precision: 3 })"
+	)
+})
+
+function getSchemaPath(temp: TempDirectory) {
+	return `${temp.basePath}/schema.prisma`
+}
diff --git a/packages/usage/tests/single-file-output.test.ts b/packages/usage/tests/single-file-output.test.ts
index e0b535b..996820f 100644
--- a/packages/usage/tests/single-file-output.test.ts
+++ b/packages/usage/tests/single-file-output.test.ts
@@ -1,54 +1,54 @@
 import fs from 'node:fs'
-import { createId } from '@paralleldrive/cuid2'
 import { $ } from 'bun'
+import { createTempHandler } from './utils/temp'
+
+const tempHandler = createTempHandler()
 
 afterAll(() => {
-	fs.rmSync('.temp', { recursive: true, force: true })
+	tempHandler.cleanup()
 })
 
 test('generates drizzle.ts', async () => {
-	const name = createId()
-	writeSchemaWithOutput(name, 'drizzle.ts')
-	await $`bun prisma generate --schema .temp/${name}/schema.prisma`.quiet()
+	const temp = await tempHandler.prepare()
+	writeSchemaWithOutput(temp.name, 'drizzle.ts')
+	await $`bun prisma generate --schema .temp/${temp.name}/schema.prisma`.quiet()
 
-	expect(fs.existsSync(`.temp/${name}/drizzle.ts`)).toBe(true)
+	expect(fs.existsSync(`.temp/${temp.name}/drizzle.ts`)).toBe(true)
 })
 
 test('generates ./drizzle.ts', async () => {
-	const name = createId()
-	writeSchemaWithOutput(name, './drizzle.ts')
-	await $`bun prisma generate --schema .temp/${name}/schema.prisma`.quiet()
+	const temp = await tempHandler.prepare()
+	writeSchemaWithOutput(temp.name, './drizzle.ts')
+	await $`bun prisma generate --schema .temp/${temp.name}/schema.prisma`.quiet()
 
-	expect(fs.existsSync(`.temp/${name}/drizzle.ts`)).toBe(true)
+	expect(fs.existsSync(`.temp/${temp.name}/drizzle.ts`)).toBe(true)
 })
 
 test('generates sub/drizzle.ts', async () => {
-	const name = createId()
-	writeSchemaWithOutput(name, 'sub/drizzle.ts')
-	await $`bun prisma generate --schema .temp/${name}/schema.prisma`.quiet()
+	const temp = await tempHandler.prepare()
+	writeSchemaWithOutput(temp.name, 'sub/drizzle.ts')
+	await $`bun prisma generate --schema .temp/${temp.name}/schema.prisma`.quiet()
 
-	expect(fs.existsSync(`.temp/${name}/sub/drizzle.ts`)).toBe(true)
+	expect(fs.existsSync(`.temp/${temp.name}/sub/drizzle.ts`)).toBe(true)
 })
 
 test('generates ./sub/drizzle.ts', async () => {
-	const name = createId()
-	writeSchemaWithOutput(name, './sub/drizzle.ts')
-	await $`bun prisma generate --schema .temp/${name}/schema.prisma`.quiet()
+	const temp = await tempHandler.prepare()
+	writeSchemaWithOutput(temp.name, './sub/drizzle.ts')
+	await $`bun prisma generate --schema .temp/${temp.name}/schema.prisma`.quiet()
 
-	expect(fs.existsSync(`.temp/${name}/sub/drizzle.ts`)).toBe(true)
+	expect(fs.existsSync(`.temp/${temp.name}/sub/drizzle.ts`)).toBe(true)
 })
 
 test('generates ./sub/multi/drizzle.ts', async () => {
-	const name = createId()
-	writeSchemaWithOutput(name, './sub/multi/drizzle.ts')
-	await $`bun prisma generate --schema .temp/${name}/schema.prisma`.quiet()
+	const temp = await tempHandler.prepare()
+	writeSchemaWithOutput(temp.name, './sub/multi/drizzle.ts')
+	await $`bun prisma generate --schema .temp/${temp.name}/schema.prisma`.quiet()
 
-	expect(fs.existsSync(`.temp/${name}/sub/multi/drizzle.ts`)).toBe(true)
+	expect(fs.existsSync(`.temp/${temp.name}/sub/multi/drizzle.ts`)).toBe(true)
 })
 
 function writeSchemaWithOutput(name: string, output: string) {
-	fs.mkdirSync(`.temp/${name}`, { recursive: true })
-
 	const schema = fs
 		.readFileSync('./prisma/schema.prisma', { encoding: 'utf-8' })
 		.replace(
diff --git a/packages/usage/tests/utils/temp.ts b/packages/usage/tests/utils/temp.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08fd60d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/usage/tests/utils/temp.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import fs from 'node:fs/promises'
+import { createId } from '@paralleldrive/cuid2'
+
+export type TempDirectory = { name: string; basePath: string }
+
+export function createTempHandler() {
+	const temps: string[] = []
+	return {
+		async prepare(): Promise<TempDirectory> {
+			const name = createId()
+			await fs.mkdir(`.temp/${name}`, { recursive: true })
+
+			return {
+				name,
+				get basePath() {
+					return `.temp/${name}`
+				},
+			}
+		},
+		async cleanup() {
+			await Promise.all(
+				temps.map((name) => fs.rmdir(`.temp/${name}`, { recursive: true }))
+			)
+		},
+	}
+}