diff --git a/CmdLineArgsParser/Parser.cs b/CmdLineArgsParser/Parser.cs
index 0e2ba6c..6ac8e90 100644
--- a/CmdLineArgsParser/Parser.cs
+++ b/CmdLineArgsParser/Parser.cs
@@ -235,14 +235,7 @@ private object GetValueFromString(Type propertyType, string value, out string ex
 
             if (propertyType == typeof(DateTime)) {
                 expectedType = "DateTime";
-                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Settings.DateTimeFormat)) {
-                    if (DateTime.TryParseExact(value, Settings.DateTimeFormat, null, DateTimeStyles.None, out var dtValue))
-                        return dtValue;
-                } else {
-                    if (DateTime.TryParse(value, out var dtValue))
-                        return dtValue;
-                }
-                return null;
+                return GetDateTimeValueFromString(value);
             }
 
             if (propertyType == typeof(Uri)) {
@@ -255,6 +248,19 @@ private object GetValueFromString(Type propertyType, string value, out string ex
             return null;
         }
 
+        private DateTime? GetDateTimeValueFromString(string value)
+        {
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Settings.DateTimeFormat)) {
+                if (DateTime.TryParseExact(value, Settings.DateTimeFormat, null, DateTimeStyles.None, out var dtValue))
+                    return dtValue;
+            } else {
+                if (DateTime.TryParse(value, out var dtValue))
+                    return dtValue;
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Get the default value for a <see cref="Type"/>
         /// </summary>