diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index 2efb35f99f..4d78613143 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ config.env = {
             connection: {
                 filename: path.join(__dirname, '/core/shared/data/ghost-dev.db')
             },
-            debug: true
+            debug: false
         },
         url: {
             host: '127.0.0.1',
diff --git a/core/admin/assets/tpl/list-item.hbs b/core/admin/assets/tpl/list-item.hbs
index 8b78a33607..1d1dcd37a0 100644
--- a/core/admin/assets/tpl/list-item.hbs
+++ b/core/admin/assets/tpl/list-item.hbs
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
     <h3 class="entry-title">{{title}}</h3>
     <section class="entry-meta">
         <time datetime="2013-01-04" class="date">
-            {{#if published}}Published
-                {{#if updated_at}}{{dateFormat updated_at timeago="True"}}
-                {{else}}{{dateFormat published_at timeago="True"}}{{/if}}
-            {{else}}<span class="status-draft">Draft</span>{{/if}}
+            {{#if published}}
+                Published {{dateFormat published_at timeago="True"}}
+            {{else}}
+                <span class="status-draft">Draft</span>
+            {{/if}}
         </time>
         {{!<span class="views">1,934</span>}}
     </section>
diff --git a/core/shared/data/fixtures/001.js b/core/shared/data/fixtures/001.js
index effac94613..91e9fc9c2d 100644
--- a/core/shared/data/fixtures/001.js
+++ b/core/shared/data/fixtures/001.js
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ module.exports = {
             "status":           "published",
             "featured":         true,
             "author_id":        1,
-            "created_at":       '2012-11-09T15:40:46.776Z',
+            "created_at":       '1352475600601',
             "created_by":       1,
-            "published_at":     '2012-11-09T15:40:46.776Z',
+            "updated_at":       '1352475600601',
+            "updated_by":       1,
+            "published_at":     '1352475600601',
             "published_by":     1
         },
         {
@@ -36,9 +38,11 @@ module.exports = {
             "status":           "published",
             "featured":         true,
             "author_id":        1,
-            "created_at":       '2012-06-25T01:00:23.776Z',
+            "created_at":       '1340582400102',
             "created_by":       1,
-            "published_at":     '2012-06-25T01:00:23.776Z',
+            "updated_at":       '1340582400102',
+            "updated_by":       1,
+            "published_at":     '1340582400102',
             "published_by":     1
         }
     ],
diff --git a/core/shared/models/base.js b/core/shared/models/base.js
index 9fc8f843cf..3a0fb51086 100644
--- a/core/shared/models/base.js
+++ b/core/shared/models/base.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 var GhostBookshelf,
     Bookshelf = require('bookshelf'),
+    _ = require('underscore'),
     config = require('../../../config');
 
 // Initializes Bookshelf as its own instance, so we can modify the Models and not mess up
@@ -11,6 +12,35 @@ GhostBookshelf = Bookshelf.Initialize('ghost', config.env[process.env.NODE_ENV |
 GhostBookshelf.Model = GhostBookshelf.Model.extend({
 
     // Base prototype properties will go here
+    // Fix problems with dates
+    fixDates: function (attrs) {
+        _.each(attrs, function (value, key) {
+            if (key.substr(-3) === '_at' && value !== null) {
+                attrs[key] = new Date(attrs[key]);
+            }
+        });
+
+        return attrs;
+    },
+
+    format: function (attrs) {
+        return this.fixDates(attrs);
+    },
+
+    toJSON: function (options) {
+        var attrs = this.fixDates(_.extend({}, this.attributes)),
+            relations = this.relations;
+
+        if (options && options.shallow) {
+            return attrs;
+        }
+
+        _.each(relations, function (key) {
+            attrs[key] = relations[key].toJSON();
+        });
+
+        return attrs;
+    }
 
 }, {