diff --git a/lib/arjdbc/abstract/database_statements.rb b/lib/arjdbc/abstract/database_statements.rb
index d86a4b12d..87ba60770 100644
--- a/lib/arjdbc/abstract/database_statements.rb
+++ b/lib/arjdbc/abstract/database_statements.rb
@@ -44,14 +44,18 @@ def internal_exec_query(sql, name = nil, binds = NO_BINDS, prepare: false, async
 
         binds = convert_legacy_binds_to_attributes(binds) if binds.first.is_a?(Array)
 
+        # puts "[1]internal----->sql: #{sql}, binds: #{binds}"
+        type_casted_binds = type_casted_binds(binds)
+        # puts "[2]internal----->sql: #{type_casted_binds.size}, binds: #{type_casted_binds}"
+
         with_raw_connection do |conn|
           if without_prepared_statement?(binds)
             log(sql, name, async: async) { conn.execute_query(sql) }
           else
-            log(sql, name, binds, async: async) do
+            log(sql, name, type_casted_binds, async: async) do
               # this is different from normal AR that always caches
               cached_statement = fetch_cached_statement(sql) if prepare && @jdbc_statement_cache_enabled
-              conn.execute_prepared_query(sql, binds, cached_statement)
+              conn.execute_prepared_query(sql, type_casted_binds, cached_statement)
             end
           end
         end
diff --git a/src/java/arjdbc/jdbc/RubyJdbcConnection.java b/src/java/arjdbc/jdbc/RubyJdbcConnection.java
index 07bee76a6..7dc489bbc 100644
--- a/src/java/arjdbc/jdbc/RubyJdbcConnection.java
+++ b/src/java/arjdbc/jdbc/RubyJdbcConnection.java
@@ -2453,7 +2453,8 @@ protected void setStatementParameter(final ThreadContext context,
 
         // All the set methods were calling this first so save a method call in the nil case
         if ( value == context.nil ) {
-            statement.setNull(index, type);
+            // statement.setNull(index, type);
+            statement.setObject(index, null);
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/java/arjdbc/postgresql/PostgreSQLRubyJdbcConnection.java b/src/java/arjdbc/postgresql/PostgreSQLRubyJdbcConnection.java
index ded69a537..8730811b9 100644
--- a/src/java/arjdbc/postgresql/PostgreSQLRubyJdbcConnection.java
+++ b/src/java/arjdbc/postgresql/PostgreSQLRubyJdbcConnection.java
@@ -661,24 +661,24 @@ protected void setStringParameter(final ThreadContext context,
         final int index, final IRubyObject value,
         final IRubyObject attribute, final int type) throws SQLException {
 
-        if ( attributeSQLType(context, attribute) == context.nil ) {
-            /*
-                We have to check for a uuid here because in some cases
-                (for example,  when doing "exists?" checks, or with legacy binds)
-                ActiveRecord doesn't send us the actual type of the attribute
-                and Postgres won't compare a uuid column with a string
-            */
-            final String uuid = value.toString();
-            int length = uuid.length();
-
-            // Checking the length so we don't have the overhead of the regex unless it "looks" like a UUID
-            if (length >= 32 && length < 40 && uuidPattern.matcher(uuid).matches()) {
-                setUUIDParameter(statement, index, uuid);
-                return;
-            }
-        }
-
-        super.setStringParameter(context, connection, statement, index, value, attribute, type);
+        // if ( attributeSQLType(context, attribute) == context.nil ) {
+        //     /*
+        //         We have to check for a uuid here because in some cases
+        //         (for example,  when doing "exists?" checks, or with legacy binds)
+        //         ActiveRecord doesn't send us the actual type of the attribute
+        //         and Postgres won't compare a uuid column with a string
+        //     */
+        //     final String uuid = value.toString();
+        //     int length = uuid.length();
+
+        //     // Checking the length so we don't have the overhead of the regex unless it "looks" like a UUID
+        //     if (length >= 32 && length < 40 && uuidPattern.matcher(uuid).matches()) {
+        //         setUUIDParameter(statement, index, uuid);
+        //         return;
+        //     }
+        // }
+
+        statement.setObject(index, value.asString().toString(), Types.OTHER);
     }
 
 
diff --git a/test/simple.rb b/test/simple.rb
index 2e6610d71..535a7545c 100644
--- a/test/simple.rb
+++ b/test/simple.rb
@@ -891,6 +891,16 @@ def test_string_id
     assert_equal "some_string", f.id
   end
 
+  def test_time_bind_param
+    with_timezone_config default: :utc, zone: 'Australia/Melbourne' do
+      time = Time.zone.local(2000, 1, 1, 16)
+      entry = Entry.create!(updated_on: time + 1.hour)
+      sql = 'updated_on >= ?'
+      entries = Entry.where(sql, time)
+      assert_equal 1, entries.size
+    end
+  end
+
   def test_handles_quotes_inside_of_strings
     content_json = {
       "comments" => [