diff --git a/lib/nopt.js b/lib/nopt.js
index 2cf25d7..2287ea9 100644
--- a/lib/nopt.js
+++ b/lib/nopt.js
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ function validateNumber (data, k, val) {
 }
 
 function validateDate (data, k, val) {
-  debug("validate Date %j %j %j", k, val, Date.parse(val))
   var s = Date.parse(val)
+  debug("validate Date %j %j %j", k, val, s)
   if (isNaN(s)) return false
   data[k] = new Date(val)
 }