diff --git a/config/initializers/que.rb b/config/initializers/que.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..560b1ec1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/initializers/que.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Que::Adapters::Base::CAST_PROCS[1184] = lambda do |value|
+  case value
+  when Time then value
+  when String then Time.parse(value)
+  else raise "Unexpected time class: #{value.class} (#{value.inspect})"
+  end
+end