diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 16d5d14..4d031e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
         glib: [ enable-glib, disable-glib ]
     steps:
       - name: Install packages
-        run: brew install bison gawk automake
+        run: brew install bison gawk automake glib
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Fetch test data
         run: git clone https://github.com/mdbtools/mdbtestdata.git test
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Remove packages
         run: brew unlink unixodbc
       - name: Install packages
-        run: brew install libiodbc bison gawk automake
+        run: brew install libiodbc bison gawk automake glib
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Fetch test data
         run: git clone https://github.com/mdbtools/mdbtestdata.git test
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d946b1d..715fee0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ m4/
 !m4/ccalias.m4
 !m4/iconv.m4
 !m4/readline.m4
+/test/
 config.log
 config.status
 configure
diff --git a/src/libmdb/data.c b/src/libmdb/data.c
index 5b5668b..be59a75 100644
--- a/src/libmdb/data.c
+++ b/src/libmdb/data.c
@@ -894,9 +894,6 @@ mdb_date_to_tm(double td, struct tm *t)
 	long yr, q;
 	const int *cal;
 
-	if (td < 0.0 || td > 1e6) // About 2700 AD
-		return;
-
 	yr = 1;
 	day = (long)(td);
 	time = (long)((td - day) * 86400.0 + 0.5);
@@ -940,12 +937,21 @@ static char *
 mdb_date_to_string(MdbHandle *mdb, const char *fmt, void *buf, int start)
 {
 	struct tm t = { 0 };
-	char *text = g_malloc(mdb->bind_size);
+	char *text = NULL;
 	double td = mdb_get_double(buf, start);
 
-	mdb_date_to_tm(td, &t);
-
-	strftime(text, mdb->bind_size, mdb->date_fmt, &t);
+	// limit dates to protect from overflow.
+	// 1e6 days is ~2700 years, centered at 1900, so this range is:
+	// Sunday, February 4, 839 BC to Tuesday, November 28, 4637
+	if (td < -1e6 || td > 1e6) {
+		// an "invalid date" would perhaps be better than null (TODO)
+		// fprintf(stderr, "Warning: mdb_date_to_string called on unsupported date with %f days.\n", td);
+		text = g_strdup("");
+	} else {
+		text = g_malloc(mdb->bind_size);
+		mdb_date_to_tm(td, &t);
+		strftime(text, mdb->bind_size, fmt, &t);
+	}
 
 	return text;
 }
@@ -1046,9 +1052,6 @@ char *mdb_col_to_string(MdbHandle *mdb, void *buf, int start, int datatype, int
 					size, text, mdb->bind_size);
 			}
 		break;
-		case MDB_DATETIME:
-			text = mdb_date_to_string(mdb, mdb->date_fmt, buf, start);
-		break;
 		case MDB_MEMO:
 			text = mdb_memo_to_string(mdb, start, size);
 		break;
diff --git a/test_script.sh b/test_script.sh
index 083fef9..ede5db2 100755
--- a/test_script.sh
+++ b/test_script.sh
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@
 ./src/util/mdb-ver test/data/ASampleDatabase.accdb
 ./src/util/mdb-ver test/data/nwind.mdb
 ./src/util/mdb-queries test/data/ASampleDatabase.accdb qryCostsSummedByOwner
+./src/util/mdb-export -X '@' -d '|' -D %F -T '%F %T' -R "\n" -q '"' -H -e test/data/DateTestDatabase.mdb DateTest
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