diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 53d685b..b1d5242 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ const formatRecords = (recs,columns,hydrate,formatOptions) => {
 
 // Format record value based on its value, the database column's typeName and the formatting options
 const formatRecordValue = (value,typeName,formatOptions) => {
-  if(formatOptions && formatOptions.deserializeDate && ['DATE', 'DATETIME', 'TIMESTAMP', 'TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE'].includes(typeName)) {
+  if(formatOptions && formatOptions.deserializeDate && ['DATE', 'DATETIME', 'TIMESTAMP', 'TIMESTAMPTZ', 'TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE'].includes(typeName)) {
     return formatFromTimeStamp(value,(formatOptions && formatOptions.treatAsLocalDate) || typeName === 'TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE')
   } else if (typeName === 'JSON') {
     return JSON.parse(value)