diff --git a/lib/Drivers/DML/sqlite.js b/lib/Drivers/DML/sqlite.js
index f36220de..43905d17 100644
--- a/lib/Drivers/DML/sqlite.js
+++ b/lib/Drivers/DML/sqlite.js
@@ -273,12 +273,13 @@ Driver.prototype.valueToProperty = function (value, property) {
         if (this.config.timezone && this.config.timezone != 'local') {
           var tz = convertTimezone(this.config.timezone);
 
-          // shift local to UTC
-          value.setTime(value.getTime() - (value.getTimezoneOffset() * 60000));
           if (tz !== false) {
             // shift UTC to timezone
             value.setTime(value.getTime() - (tz * 60000));
           }
+        }else {
+          // shift local to UTC
+          value.setTime(value.getTime() + (value.getTimezoneOffset() * 60000));
         }
       }
       break;
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b1760b04..27ccc198 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "orm",
-	"version": "3.2.4",
+	"version": "4.0.1",
 	"lockfileVersion": 1,
 	"requires": true,
 	"dependencies": {
diff --git a/test/integration/drivers/sqlite_spec.js b/test/integration/drivers/sqlite_spec.js
index d0e956f7..8e1d302c 100644
--- a/test/integration/drivers/sqlite_spec.js
+++ b/test/integration/drivers/sqlite_spec.js
@@ -72,6 +72,40 @@ describe("Sqlite driver", function() {
           should.strictEqual(valueToProperty('1.200 '), 1);
         });
       });
+
+      describe("date", function () {
+        var timezone = /GMT([+/-]\d{4})/.exec(new Date().toString())[1];
+
+        function valueToProperty (value) {
+          return driver.valueToProperty(value, { type: 'date' });
+        }
+
+        it("should return origin object when given non-string", function () {
+          var now = new Date();
+          should.strictEqual(valueToProperty(now), now);
+          var array = [];
+          should.strictEqual(valueToProperty(array), array);
+          var obj = {};
+          should.strictEqual(valueToProperty(obj), obj);
+        })
+
+        it("should pass on normal time", function () {
+          var normal = '2017-12-07 00:00:00';
+          should.strictEqual(valueToProperty(normal).toString(), new Date(normal).toString());
+        })
+
+        it("should pass on utc time by orm saved with local config", function () {
+          var utc = '2017-12-07T00:00:00';
+          should.strictEqual(valueToProperty(utc+'Z').toString(), new Date(utc+timezone).toString());
+        })
+
+        it("should pass on utc time by orm saved with timezone config", function () {
+          var utc = '2017-12-07T00:00:00';
+          driver.config.timezone = timezone;
+          should.strictEqual(valueToProperty(utc+'Z').toString(), new Date(utc+timezone).toString());
+          driver.config.timezone = '';
+        })
+      });
     });
   });