diff --git a/lib/src/sql/datetime.rs b/lib/src/sql/datetime.rs
index d2eca9bb..69ba6c8d 100644
--- a/lib/src/sql/datetime.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sql/datetime.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 use crate::sql::common::{take_digits, take_digits_range, take_u32_len};
 use crate::sql::duration::Duration;
 use crate::sql::error::IResult;
+use crate::sql::escape::escape_str;
 use crate::sql::serde::is_internal_serialization;
-use chrono::{DateTime, FixedOffset, TimeZone, Utc};
+use chrono::{DateTime, FixedOffset, SecondsFormat, TimeZone, Utc};
 use nom::branch::alt;
 use nom::character::complete::char;
 use nom::combinator::map;
 use nom::sequence::delimited;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::fmt::{self, Display, Formatter};
+use std::ops;
 use std::ops::Deref;
 use std::str;
-use std::{fmt, ops};
 
 const SINGLE: char = '\'';
 const DOUBLE: char = '"';
@@ -52,9 +54,15 @@ impl Deref for Datetime {
 	}
 }
 
-impl fmt::Display for Datetime {
-	fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-		write!(f, "\"{:?}\"", self.0)
+impl Datetime {
+	pub fn to_raw(&self) -> String {
+		self.0.to_string()
+	}
+}
+
+impl Display for Datetime {
+	fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+		Display::fmt(&escape_str(&self.0.to_rfc3339_opts(SecondsFormat::AutoSi, true)), f)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/sql/escape.rs b/lib/src/sql/escape.rs
index fae4f1fb..5b276a2d 100644
--- a/lib/src/sql/escape.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sql/escape.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const BACKTICK: char = '`';
 const BACKTICK_ESC: &str = r#"\`"#;
 
 #[inline]
-pub fn escape_strand(s: &str) -> String {
+pub fn escape_str(s: &str) -> String {
 	format!("{}{}{}", DOUBLE, s, DOUBLE)
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/sql/statements/define.rs b/lib/src/sql/statements/define.rs
index 28e8c4ef..59695696 100644
--- a/lib/src/sql/statements/define.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sql/statements/define.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::sql::base::{base, base_or_scope, Base};
 use crate::sql::comment::shouldbespace;
 use crate::sql::duration::{duration, Duration};
 use crate::sql::error::IResult;
-use crate::sql::escape::escape_strand;
+use crate::sql::escape::escape_str;
 use crate::sql::ident::{ident, Ident};
 use crate::sql::idiom;
 use crate::sql::idiom::{Idiom, Idioms};
@@ -262,13 +262,7 @@ impl DefineLoginStatement {
 
 impl fmt::Display for DefineLoginStatement {
 	fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-		write!(
-			f,
-			"DEFINE LOGIN {} ON {} PASSHASH {}",
-			self.name,
-			self.base,
-			escape_strand(&self.hash)
-		)
+		write!(f, "DEFINE LOGIN {} ON {} PASSHASH {}", self.name, self.base, escape_str(&self.hash))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -415,7 +409,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for DefineTokenStatement {
 			self.name,
 			self.base,
 			self.kind,
-			escape_strand(&self.code)
+			escape_str(&self.code)
 		)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/sql/strand.rs b/lib/src/sql/strand.rs
index 09e59acc..dbd246b8 100644
--- a/lib/src/sql/strand.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sql/strand.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::sql::error::IResult;
-use crate::sql::escape::escape_strand;
+use crate::sql::escape::escape_str;
 use crate::sql::serde::is_internal_serialization;
 use nom::branch::alt;
 use nom::bytes::complete::escaped_transform;
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ impl Strand {
 
 impl Display for Strand {
 	fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-		Display::fmt(&escape_strand(&self.0), f)
+		Display::fmt(&escape_str(&self.0), f)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/sql/value/value.rs b/lib/src/sql/value/value.rs
index 7044bac1..09937488 100644
--- a/lib/src/sql/value/value.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sql/value/value.rs
@@ -656,7 +656,9 @@ impl Value {
 	pub fn as_strand(self) -> Strand {
 		match self {
 			Value::Strand(v) => v,
-			_ => Strand::from(self.to_string()),
+			Value::Uuid(v) => v.to_raw().into(),
+			Value::Datetime(v) => v.to_raw().into(),
+			_ => self.to_string().into(),
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -701,7 +703,9 @@ impl Value {
 	pub fn to_strand(&self) -> Strand {
 		match self {
 			Value::Strand(v) => v.clone(),
-			_ => Strand::from(self.to_string()),
+			Value::Uuid(v) => v.to_raw().into(),
+			Value::Datetime(v) => v.to_raw().into(),
+			_ => self.to_string().into(),
 		}
 	}