diff --git a/src/parsers/date-format.lisp b/src/parsers/date-format.lisp
index 35014ba..8ce699f 100644
--- a/src/parsers/date-format.lisp
+++ b/src/parsers/date-format.lisp
@@ -35,8 +35,15 @@
                                    &allow-other-keys)
              (loop
                 :for (name start end) :in format
+                :for ragged-end := (when end
+                                     (cond ((member name '(:msecs :usecs))
+                                            ;; take any number of digits up to
+                                            ;; the specified field lenght
+                                            ;; (less digits are allowed)
+                                            (min end (length date-string)))
+                                           (t end)))
                 :when (and start end)
-                :append (list name (subseq date-string start end)))
+                :append (list name (subseq date-string start ragged-end)))
            (if (or (string= year  "0000")
                    (string= month "00")
                    (string= day   "00"))
@@ -91,7 +98,7 @@
                               microseconds
                               noise)))
 
-(defrule noise (+ (or #\- #\. #\Space #\* #\# #\@ #\/ #\\ "T"))
+(defrule noise (+ (or #\: #\- #\. #\Space #\* #\# #\@ #\/ #\\ "T"))
   (:lambda (x) (incf *offset* (length (text x))) nil))
 
 (defrule year (or year4 year3 year2))
diff --git a/test/csv-parse-date.load b/test/csv-parse-date.load
index 576d939..8448db1 100644
--- a/test/csv-parse-date.load
+++ b/test/csv-parse-date.load
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ LOAD CSV
           (
             "row num",
             ts [date format 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24-MI-SS.US'],
-            hr [date format 'HH24.MI.SS']
+            hr [date format 'HH24:MI.SS']
           )
      INTO postgresql:///pgloader?dateformat ("row num", ts, hr)
 
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ LOAD CSV
        );
     $$;
 
-1,1999-10-02 00-33-12.123456,"00.05.02"
-2,2014-10-02 00-33-13.123456,"18.25.52"
-3,2014-10-02 00-33-14.123456,13.14.15
+1,1999-10-02 00-33-12.123456,"00:05.02"
+2,2014-10-02 00-33-13.123,"18:25.52"
+3,2014-10-02 00-33-14.1234,13:14.15