diff --git a/src/Jenssegers/Mongodb/Auth/DatabaseTokenRepository.php b/src/Jenssegers/Mongodb/Auth/DatabaseTokenRepository.php
index 6959facdb..cf0f89ea1 100644
--- a/src/Jenssegers/Mongodb/Auth/DatabaseTokenRepository.php
+++ b/src/Jenssegers/Mongodb/Auth/DatabaseTokenRepository.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use DateTime;
 use DateTimeZone;
 use Illuminate\Auth\Passwords\DatabaseTokenRepository as BaseDatabaseTokenRepository;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Date;
 use MongoDB\BSON\UTCDateTime;
 
 class DatabaseTokenRepository extends BaseDatabaseTokenRepository
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ protected function getPayload($email, $token)
         return [
             'email' => $email,
             'token' => $this->hasher->make($token),
-            'created_at' => new UTCDateTime(time() * 1000),
+            'created_at' => new UTCDateTime(Date::now()->format('Uv')),
         ];
     }
 
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ protected function tokenExpired($createdAt)
     protected function tokenRecentlyCreated($createdAt)
     {
         $createdAt = $this->convertDateTime($createdAt);
-        
+
         return parent::tokenRecentlyCreated($createdAt);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Jenssegers/Mongodb/Eloquent/Model.php b/src/Jenssegers/Mongodb/Eloquent/Model.php
index d4a66b36a..54ef5129b 100644
--- a/src/Jenssegers/Mongodb/Eloquent/Model.php
+++ b/src/Jenssegers/Mongodb/Eloquent/Model.php
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 namespace Jenssegers\Mongodb\Eloquent;
 
-use Carbon\Carbon;
 use DateTime;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\QueueableCollection;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\QueueableEntity;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model as BaseModel;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\Relation;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Date;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use Jenssegers\Mongodb\Query\Builder as QueryBuilder;
 use MongoDB\BSON\Binary;
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public function fromDateTime($value)
             $value = parent::asDateTime($value);
         }
 
-        return new UTCDateTime($value->getTimestamp() * 1000);
+        return new UTCDateTime($value->format('Uv'));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ protected function asDateTime($value)
     {
         // Convert UTCDateTime instances.
         if ($value instanceof UTCDateTime) {
-            return Carbon::createFromTimestamp($value->toDateTime()->getTimestamp());
+            return Date::createFromTimestampMs($value->toDateTime()->format('Uv'));
         }
 
         return parent::asDateTime($value);
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public function getDateFormat()
      */
     public function freshTimestamp()
     {
-        return new UTCDateTime(Carbon::now());
+        return new UTCDateTime(Date::now()->format('Uv'));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Jenssegers/Mongodb/Query/Builder.php b/src/Jenssegers/Mongodb/Query/Builder.php
index b2e1daf33..7c5c973ba 100644
--- a/src/Jenssegers/Mongodb/Query/Builder.php
+++ b/src/Jenssegers/Mongodb/Query/Builder.php
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ public function getFresh($columns = [])
                     }
                 }
             }
-            
+
             // The _id field is mandatory when using grouping.
             if ($group && empty($group['_id'])) {
                 $group['_id'] = null;
@@ -930,18 +930,18 @@ protected function compileWheres()
                 if (is_array($where['value'])) {
                     array_walk_recursive($where['value'], function (&$item, $key) {
                         if ($item instanceof DateTime) {
-                            $item = new UTCDateTime($item->getTimestamp() * 1000);
+                            $item = new UTCDateTime($item->format('Uv'));
                         }
                     });
                 } else {
                     if ($where['value'] instanceof DateTime) {
-                        $where['value'] = new UTCDateTime($where['value']->getTimestamp() * 1000);
+                        $where['value'] = new UTCDateTime($where['value']->format('Uv'));
                     }
                 }
             } elseif (isset($where['values'])) {
                 array_walk_recursive($where['values'], function (&$item, $key) {
                     if ($item instanceof DateTime) {
-                        $item = new UTCDateTime($item->getTimestamp() * 1000);
+                        $item = new UTCDateTime($item->format('Uv'));
                     }
                 });
             }
diff --git a/tests/QueryBuilderTest.php b/tests/QueryBuilderTest.php
index 3306ede29..40b1febc2 100644
--- a/tests/QueryBuilderTest.php
+++ b/tests/QueryBuilderTest.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Date;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
 use Jenssegers\Mongodb\Collection;
 use Jenssegers\Mongodb\Query\Builder;
@@ -545,14 +546,14 @@ public function testUpdateSubdocument()
     public function testDates()
     {
         DB::collection('users')->insert([
-            ['name' => 'John Doe', 'birthday' => new UTCDateTime(1000 * strtotime("1980-01-01 00:00:00"))],
-            ['name' => 'Jane Doe', 'birthday' => new UTCDateTime(1000 * strtotime("1981-01-01 00:00:00"))],
-            ['name' => 'Robert Roe', 'birthday' => new UTCDateTime(1000 * strtotime("1982-01-01 00:00:00"))],
-            ['name' => 'Mark Moe', 'birthday' => new UTCDateTime(1000 * strtotime("1983-01-01 00:00:00"))],
+            ['name' => 'John Doe', 'birthday' => new UTCDateTime(Date::parse("1980-01-01 00:00:00")->format('Uv'))],
+            ['name' => 'Jane Doe', 'birthday' => new UTCDateTime(Date::parse("1981-01-01 00:00:00")->format('Uv'))],
+            ['name' => 'Robert Roe', 'birthday' => new UTCDateTime(Date::parse("1982-01-01 00:00:00")->format('Uv'))],
+            ['name' => 'Mark Moe', 'birthday' => new UTCDateTime(Date::parse("1983-01-01 00:00:00")->format('Uv'))],
         ]);
 
         $user = DB::collection('users')
-            ->where('birthday', new UTCDateTime(1000 * strtotime("1980-01-01 00:00:00")))
+            ->where('birthday', new UTCDateTime(Date::parse("1980-01-01 00:00:00")->format('Uv')))
             ->first();
         $this->assertEquals('John Doe', $user['name']);