diff --git a/iqfeed/iqfeed.py b/iqfeed/iqfeed.py
index b586dcc..5377ea1 100644
--- a/iqfeed/iqfeed.py
+++ b/iqfeed/iqfeed.py
@@ -93,8 +93,11 @@ def get_historical_data(symbol: str, interval: int, date: datetime = None,
     data = data.replace(',\n','\n')[:-1]
 
     data = StringIO(data)
-    return pd.read_csv(data, index_col = False, 
+    data = pd.read_csv(data, index_col = False, 
         names=['Date', 'High', 'Low', 'Open', 'Close', 'Total Volume', 'Period Volume'])
+    data['Date'] = pd.to_datetime(data['Date'])
+    data['Date'] = data['Date'].dt.date
+    return data
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     symbols = ['SPY']