diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.txt b/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
index 089d2f544c..287073bbf8 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ what it is today.
 * CharlieO
 * ChrisDown
 * Chris Yeoh (IBM)
+* controlbreak
 * coyled
 * Daedius
 * Dong Jun Lan (IBM)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/MSSQL/MSSQLManager.cs b/OpenSim/Data/MSSQL/MSSQLManager.cs
index cf963e3f07..9a0015c857 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/MSSQL/MSSQLManager.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/MSSQL/MSSQLManager.cs
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MSSQL
             {
                 return SqlDbType.BigInt;
             }
+            if (type == typeof(DateTime))
+            {
+                return SqlDbType.DateTime;
+            }
+
             return SqlDbType.VarChar;
         }