diff --git a/src/GamCommands.txt b/src/GamCommands.txt
index d989996b..35a0accd 100644
--- a/src/GamCommands.txt
+++ b/src/GamCommands.txt
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ If an item contains spaces, it should be surrounded by " or '.
 <Second> ::= <Digit><Digit>
 <MilliSeconds> ::= <Digit><Digit><Digit>
 <Date> ::= <Year>-<Month>-<Day>
-<DateTime> ::= <Year>-<Month>-<Day> <Hour>:<Minute>
+<DateTime> ::= <Year>-<Month>-<Day>(<Space>|T)<Hour>:<Minute>
 <Time> ::= <Year>-<Month>-<Day>(<Space>|T)<Hour>:<Minute>[:<Second>[.<MilliSeconds>[Z]]]
 <PrintJobAge> ::= <Number>(m|h|d)
 <UniqueID> ::= uid:<String>
diff --git a/src/gam.py b/src/gam.py
index 8d8c5d1e..c838e83a 100755
--- a/src/gam.py
+++ b/src/gam.py
@@ -8457,10 +8457,10 @@ def doCreateMonitor():
   i = 6
   while i < len(sys.argv):
     if sys.argv[i].lower() == u'end':
-      end_date = sys.argv[i+1]
+      end_date = sys.argv[i+1].strip().replace(u'T', u' ')
       i += 2
     elif sys.argv[i].lower() == u'begin':
-      begin_date = sys.argv[i+1]
+      begin_date = sys.argv[i+1].strip().replace(u'T', u' ')
       i += 2
     elif sys.argv[i].lower() == u'incoming_headers':
       incoming_headers_only = True
@@ -8601,10 +8601,10 @@ def doRequestExport():
   i = 5
   while i < len(sys.argv):
     if sys.argv[i].lower() == u'begin':
-      begin_date = sys.argv[i+1]
+      begin_date = sys.argv[i+1].strip().replace(u'T', u' ')
       i += 2
     elif sys.argv[i].lower() == u'end':
-      end_date = sys.argv[i+1]
+      end_date = sys.argv[i+1].strip().replace(u'T', u' ')
       i += 2
     elif sys.argv[i].lower() == u'search':
       search_query = sys.argv[i+1]