diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d1da0865..9c00bc41 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 *.idea
 *.iml
-
+*.project
+*.classpath
 *.class
+.settings
 
 # Package Files #
 *.jar
diff --git a/jdbi/pom.xml b/jdbi/pom.xml
index f384e2e2..b54cc22e 100644
--- a/jdbi/pom.xml
+++ b/jdbi/pom.xml
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
+            <version>5.1.49</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/jdbi/src/main/java/org/killbill/commons/jdbi/argument/LocalDateArgumentFactory.java b/jdbi/src/main/java/org/killbill/commons/jdbi/argument/LocalDateArgumentFactory.java
index 680089c1..484a2488 100644
--- a/jdbi/src/main/java/org/killbill/commons/jdbi/argument/LocalDateArgumentFactory.java
+++ b/jdbi/src/main/java/org/killbill/commons/jdbi/argument/LocalDateArgumentFactory.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public void apply(final int position, final PreparedStatement statement, final S
                 // ISO8601 format
                 statement.setString(position, value.toString());
             } else {
-                statement.setNull(position, Types.VARCHAR);
+                statement.setNull(position, Types.DATE);
             }
         }