diff --git a/app/Models/Activity.php b/app/Models/Activity.php
index f4eae1af..3c112c43 100644
--- a/app/Models/Activity.php
+++ b/app/Models/Activity.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Activity extends Model
     use SoftDeletes;
 
     public $timestamps = false;
-    protected $dates = ['created_at'];
+
     protected $fillable = ['created_at', 'user_id', 'activity_type', 'resource_type', 'resource_id'];
     protected $appends = ['url', 'thumbnail_url', 'human_friendly_resource_type'];
     protected $casts = [
diff --git a/app/Models/ResourceLogItem.php b/app/Models/ResourceLogItem.php
index f9922ed0..7102f221 100644
--- a/app/Models/ResourceLogItem.php
+++ b/app/Models/ResourceLogItem.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Request;
 class ResourceLogItem extends Model
 {
     public $timestamps = false;
-    protected $dates = ['created_at'];
+
 
     const VIEW = 1;
     const DOWNLOAD = 2;
diff --git a/app/Models/Track.php b/app/Models/Track.php
index 8ffec778..3e5e9d3b 100644
--- a/app/Models/Track.php
+++ b/app/Models/Track.php
@@ -154,11 +154,10 @@ class Track extends Model implements Searchable, Commentable, Favouritable
 
     protected $elasticsearchType = 'track';
 
-    protected $dates = [
-        'published_at', 'released_at',
-    ];
     protected $hidden = ['original_tags', 'metadata'];
     protected $casts = [
+        'published_at' => 'datetime',
+        'released_at' => 'datetime',
         'id'                => 'integer',
         'user_id'           => 'integer',
         'license_id'        => 'integer',
diff --git a/app/Models/TrackFile.php b/app/Models/TrackFile.php
index 566e33cc..006e7199 100644
--- a/app/Models/TrackFile.php
+++ b/app/Models/TrackFile.php
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@ class TrackFile extends Model
     const STATUS_PROCESSING_PENDING = 3;
 
     protected $appends = ['is_expired'];
-    protected $dates = ['expires_at'];
+
     protected $casts = [
+        'expires_at' => 'datetime',
         'id'            => 'integer',
         'track_id'      => 'integer',
         'is_master'     => 'boolean',
diff --git a/app/Models/User.php b/app/Models/User.php
index 64b526d1..9c216f67 100644
--- a/app/Models/User.php
+++ b/app/Models/User.php
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ class User extends Model implements AuthenticatableContract, CanResetPasswordCon
 
     protected $elasticsearchType = 'user';
     protected $casts = [
+        'disabled_at' => 'datetime',
         'id'                        => 'integer',
         'sync_names'                => 'boolean',
         'uses_gravatar'             => 'boolean',
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ class User extends Model implements AuthenticatableContract, CanResetPasswordCon
         'is_archived'               => 'boolean',
         'redirect_to'               => 'integer',
     ];
-    protected $dates = ['created_at', 'updated_at', 'disabled_at'];
+
     protected $hidden = ['disabled_at', 'remember_token'];
 
     public function scopeUserDetails($query)