diff --git a/src/Jenssegers/Mongodb/Auth/DatabaseTokenRepository.php b/src/Jenssegers/Mongodb/Auth/DatabaseTokenRepository.php
index a825bbc44..6959facdb 100644
--- a/src/Jenssegers/Mongodb/Auth/DatabaseTokenRepository.php
+++ b/src/Jenssegers/Mongodb/Auth/DatabaseTokenRepository.php
@@ -25,6 +25,23 @@ protected function getPayload($email, $token)
      * @inheritdoc
      */
     protected function tokenExpired($createdAt)
+    {
+        $createdAt = $this->convertDateTime($createdAt);
+
+        return parent::tokenExpired($createdAt);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @inheritdoc
+     */
+    protected function tokenRecentlyCreated($createdAt)
+    {
+        $createdAt = $this->convertDateTime($createdAt);
+        
+        return parent::tokenRecentlyCreated($createdAt);
+    }
+
+    private function convertDateTime($createdAt)
     {
         // Convert UTCDateTime to a date string.
         if ($createdAt instanceof UTCDateTime) {
@@ -37,6 +54,6 @@ protected function tokenExpired($createdAt)
             $createdAt = $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
         }
 
-        return parent::tokenExpired($createdAt);
+        return $createdAt;
     }
 }