diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/sql/data/model/ExprTimestampValue.java b/core/src/main/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/sql/data/model/ExprTimestampValue.java
index 0c9c506569..894a3e82ca 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/sql/data/model/ExprTimestampValue.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/sql/data/model/ExprTimestampValue.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import com.amazon.opendistroforelasticsearch.sql.data.type.ExprCoreType;
 import com.amazon.opendistroforelasticsearch.sql.data.type.ExprType;
+import com.amazon.opendistroforelasticsearch.sql.data.utils.ExprDateFormatters;
 import com.amazon.opendistroforelasticsearch.sql.exception.SemanticCheckException;
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.time.LocalDate;
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ public class ExprTimestampValue extends AbstractExprValue {
    */
   public ExprTimestampValue(String timestamp) {
     try {
-      this.timestamp = LocalDateTime.parse(timestamp, FORMATTER_VARIABLE_MICROS)
+      this.timestamp = LocalDateTime.parse(timestamp,
+          ExprDateFormatters.TOLERANT_PARSER_DATE_TIME_FORMATTER)
           .atZone(ZONE)
           .toInstant();
     } catch (DateTimeParseException e) {
diff --git a/elasticsearch/src/main/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/sql/elasticsearch/data/value/ElasticsearchDateFormatters.java b/core/src/main/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/sql/data/utils/ExprDateFormatters.java
similarity index 84%
rename from elasticsearch/src/main/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/sql/elasticsearch/data/value/ElasticsearchDateFormatters.java
rename to core/src/main/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/sql/data/utils/ExprDateFormatters.java
index c653c063ac..818eb71375 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/src/main/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/sql/elasticsearch/data/value/ElasticsearchDateFormatters.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/sql/data/utils/ExprDateFormatters.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  *
  */
 
-package com.amazon.opendistroforelasticsearch.sql.elasticsearch.data.value;
+package com.amazon.opendistroforelasticsearch.sql.data.utils;
 
 import static java.time.temporal.ChronoField.DAY_OF_MONTH;
 import static java.time.temporal.ChronoField.HOUR_OF_DAY;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  * Reference org.elasticsearch.common.time.DateFormatters.
  */
 @UtilityClass
-public class ElasticsearchDateFormatters {
+public class ExprDateFormatters {
 
   public static final DateTimeFormatter TIME_ZONE_FORMATTER_NO_COLON =
       new DateTimeFormatterBuilder()
@@ -73,7 +73,16 @@ public class ElasticsearchDateFormatters {
       new DateTimeFormatterBuilder()
           .append(STRICT_YEAR_MONTH_DAY_FORMATTER)
           .optionalStart()
+
+          // otherwise use space
+          .optionalStart()
+          .appendLiteral(' ')
+          .optionalEnd()
+          // optional T
+          .optionalStart()
           .appendLiteral('T')
+          .optionalEnd()
+
           .optionalStart()
           .appendValue(HOUR_OF_DAY, 2, 2, SignStyle.NOT_NEGATIVE)
           .optionalStart()
@@ -82,13 +91,18 @@ public class ElasticsearchDateFormatters {
           .optionalStart()
           .appendLiteral(':')
           .appendValue(SECOND_OF_MINUTE, 2, 2, SignStyle.NOT_NEGATIVE)
+
+          // optional millis with dot
           .optionalStart()
           .appendFraction(NANO_OF_SECOND, 1, 9, true)
           .optionalEnd()
+
+          // otherwise optional millis use with comma
           .optionalStart()
           .appendLiteral(',')
           .appendFraction(NANO_OF_SECOND, 1, 9, false)
           .optionalEnd()
+
           .optionalEnd()
           .optionalEnd()
           .optionalStart()
@@ -104,4 +118,11 @@ public class ElasticsearchDateFormatters {
 
   public static final DateTimeFormatter SQL_LITERAL_DATE_TIME_FORMAT = DateTimeFormatter
           .ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
+
+  public static final DateTimeFormatter TOLERANT_PARSER_DATE_TIME_FORMATTER =
+      new DateTimeFormatterBuilder()
+          .appendOptional(STRICT_DATE_OPTIONAL_TIME_FORMATTER)
+          .appendOptional(SQL_LITERAL_DATE_TIME_FORMAT)
+          .appendOptional(STRICT_HOUR_MINUTE_SECOND_FORMATTER)
+          .toFormatter();
 }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/sql/data/model/DateTimeValueTest.java b/core/src/test/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/sql/data/model/DateTimeValueTest.java
index 294c21ec52..071258ee21 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/sql/data/model/DateTimeValueTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/sql/data/model/DateTimeValueTest.java
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ public void timeInUnsupportedFormat() {
   public void timestampInUnsupportedFormat() {
     SemanticCheckException exception =
         assertThrows(SemanticCheckException.class,
-            () -> new ExprTimestampValue("2020-07-07T01:01:01Z"));
+            () -> new ExprTimestampValue("2020-07-07T1:01:01Z"));
     assertEquals(
-        "timestamp:2020-07-07T01:01:01Z in unsupported format, "
+        "timestamp:2020-07-07T1:01:01Z in unsupported format, "
             + "please use yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss[.SSSSSS]",
         exception.getMessage());
   }
@@ -239,9 +239,9 @@ public void datetimeWithVariableMicroPrecision() {
   public void timestampOverMaxMicroPrecision() {
     SemanticCheckException exception =
         assertThrows(SemanticCheckException.class,
-            () -> new ExprTimestampValue("2020-07-07 01:01:01.1234567"));
+            () -> new ExprTimestampValue("2020-07-07 01:01:01.12345678910"));
     assertEquals(
-        "timestamp:2020-07-07 01:01:01.1234567 in unsupported format, "
+        "timestamp:2020-07-07 01:01:01.12345678910 in unsupported format, "
                 + "please use yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss[.SSSSSS]",
         exception.getMessage());
   }
diff --git a/elasticsearch/src/main/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/sql/elasticsearch/data/value/ElasticsearchExprValueFactory.java b/elasticsearch/src/main/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/sql/elasticsearch/data/value/ElasticsearchExprValueFactory.java
index 2fbae486d6..b0f768ce94 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/src/main/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/sql/elasticsearch/data/value/ElasticsearchExprValueFactory.java
+++ b/elasticsearch/src/main/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/sql/elasticsearch/data/value/ElasticsearchExprValueFactory.java
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@
 import static com.amazon.opendistroforelasticsearch.sql.elasticsearch.data.type.ElasticsearchDataType.ES_IP;
 import static com.amazon.opendistroforelasticsearch.sql.elasticsearch.data.type.ElasticsearchDataType.ES_TEXT;
 import static com.amazon.opendistroforelasticsearch.sql.elasticsearch.data.type.ElasticsearchDataType.ES_TEXT_KEYWORD;
-import static com.amazon.opendistroforelasticsearch.sql.elasticsearch.data.value.ElasticsearchDateFormatters.SQL_LITERAL_DATE_TIME_FORMAT;
-import static com.amazon.opendistroforelasticsearch.sql.elasticsearch.data.value.ElasticsearchDateFormatters.STRICT_DATE_OPTIONAL_TIME_FORMATTER;
-import static com.amazon.opendistroforelasticsearch.sql.elasticsearch.data.value.ElasticsearchDateFormatters.STRICT_HOUR_MINUTE_SECOND_FORMATTER;
 
 import com.amazon.opendistroforelasticsearch.sql.data.model.ExprBooleanValue;
 import com.amazon.opendistroforelasticsearch.sql.data.model.ExprByteValue;
@@ -57,6 +54,7 @@
 import com.amazon.opendistroforelasticsearch.sql.data.model.ExprTupleValue;
 import com.amazon.opendistroforelasticsearch.sql.data.model.ExprValue;
 import com.amazon.opendistroforelasticsearch.sql.data.type.ExprType;
+import com.amazon.opendistroforelasticsearch.sql.data.utils.ExprDateFormatters;
 import com.amazon.opendistroforelasticsearch.sql.elasticsearch.data.utils.Content;
 import com.amazon.opendistroforelasticsearch.sql.elasticsearch.data.utils.ElasticsearchJsonContent;
 import com.amazon.opendistroforelasticsearch.sql.elasticsearch.data.utils.ObjectContent;
@@ -64,8 +62,6 @@
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
 import java.time.Instant;
-import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
-import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatterBuilder;
 import java.time.format.DateTimeParseException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
@@ -87,13 +83,6 @@ public class ElasticsearchExprValueFactory {
   @Setter
   private Map<String, ExprType> typeMapping;
 
-  private static final DateTimeFormatter DATE_TIME_FORMATTER =
-      new DateTimeFormatterBuilder()
-          .appendOptional(SQL_LITERAL_DATE_TIME_FORMAT)
-          .appendOptional(STRICT_DATE_OPTIONAL_TIME_FORMATTER)
-          .appendOptional(STRICT_HOUR_MINUTE_SECOND_FORMATTER)
-          .toFormatter();
-
   private static final String TOP_PATH = "";
 
   private static final ObjectMapper OBJECT_MAPPER = new ObjectMapper();
@@ -185,7 +174,8 @@ private ExprValue constructTimestamp(String value) {
     try {
       return new ExprTimestampValue(
           // Using Elasticsearch DateFormatters for now.
-          DateFormatters.from(DATE_TIME_FORMATTER.parse(value)).toInstant());
+          DateFormatters.from(ExprDateFormatters.TOLERANT_PARSER_DATE_TIME_FORMATTER
+              .parse(value)).toInstant());
     } catch (DateTimeParseException e) {
       throw new IllegalStateException(
           String.format(
diff --git a/elasticsearch/src/test/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/sql/elasticsearch/data/value/ElasticsearchExprValueFactoryTest.java b/elasticsearch/src/test/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/sql/elasticsearch/data/value/ElasticsearchExprValueFactoryTest.java
index badf6afb57..a40921a64c 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/src/test/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/sql/elasticsearch/data/value/ElasticsearchExprValueFactoryTest.java
+++ b/elasticsearch/src/test/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/sql/elasticsearch/data/value/ElasticsearchExprValueFactoryTest.java
@@ -190,6 +190,12 @@ public void constructDate() {
     assertEquals(
         new ExprTimestampValue("2015-01-01 12:10:30"),
         tupleValue("{\"timestampV\":\"2015-01-01 12:10:30\"}").get("timestampV"));
+    assertEquals(
+        new ExprTimestampValue("2020-08-17T19:44:00.100500"),
+        tupleValue("{\"timestampV\":\"2020-08-17T19:44:00.100500\"}").get("timestampV"));
+    assertEquals(
+        new ExprTimestampValue("2020-08-17 19:44:00.100500"),
+        tupleValue("{\"timestampV\":\"2020-08-17 19:44:00.100500\"}").get("timestampV"));
     assertEquals(
         new ExprTimestampValue(Instant.ofEpochMilli(1420070400001L)),
         tupleValue("{\"timestampV\":1420070400001}").get("timestampV"));
@@ -221,9 +227,10 @@ public void constructDate() {
   public void constructDateFromUnsupportedFormatThrowException() {
     IllegalStateException exception =
         assertThrows(
-            IllegalStateException.class, () -> tupleValue("{\"timestampV\":\"2015-01-01 12:10\"}"));
+            IllegalStateException.class, () ->
+                tupleValue("{\"timestampV\":\"2015-01-01 1:10:10\"}"));
     assertEquals(
-        "Construct ExprTimestampValue from \"2015-01-01 12:10\" failed, "
+        "Construct ExprTimestampValue from \"2015-01-01 1:10:10\" failed, "
             + "unsupported date format.",
         exception.getMessage());
   }