diff --git a/source-gladly/source_gladly/api.py b/source-gladly/source_gladly/api.py
index b1eac8d9c0..00a81d3f07 100644
--- a/source-gladly/source_gladly/api.py
+++ b/source-gladly/source_gladly/api.py
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 from logging import Logger
-from typing import Any, AsyncGenerator
+from typing import AsyncGenerator
 
 from estuary_cdk.http import HTTPSession
 from estuary_cdk.capture.common import LogCursor
-from pydantic import AwareDatetime
 
 
 from .models import Event
@@ -28,9 +27,8 @@ async def fetch_events(
     max_ts = log_cursor
     async for line in http.request_lines(log, url, params=params):
         event = Event.model_validate_json(line)
-        ts = datetime.fromisoformat(event.timestamp)
-        if ts > max_ts:
-            max_ts = ts
+        if event.timestamp > max_ts:
+            max_ts = event.timestamp
         event.meta_ = Event.Meta(op="c")
         yield event
 
diff --git a/source-gladly/source_gladly/models.py b/source-gladly/source_gladly/models.py
index f6dbfa5880..0f5b137161 100644
--- a/source-gladly/source_gladly/models.py
+++ b/source-gladly/source_gladly/models.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from enum import StrEnum
-from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+from pydantic import AwareDatetime, BaseModel, Field
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from estuary_cdk.capture.common import (
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ class Context(BaseDocument, extra="allow"):
 
     id: str
     type: str
-    timestamp: str
+    timestamp: AwareDatetime
     initiator: Initiator
     content: Content
diff --git a/source-gladly/tests/snapshots/source_gladly_tests_test_snapshots__discover__stdout.json b/source-gladly/tests/snapshots/source_gladly_tests_test_snapshots__discover__stdout.json
index 7ad8ea01af..13335665ca 100644
--- a/source-gladly/tests/snapshots/source_gladly_tests_test_snapshots__discover__stdout.json
+++ b/source-gladly/tests/snapshots/source_gladly_tests_test_snapshots__discover__stdout.json
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
           "type": "string"
         },
         "timestamp": {
+          "format": "date-time",
           "title": "Timestamp",
           "type": "string"
         },
@@ -288,6 +289,7 @@
           "type": "string"
         },
         "timestamp": {
+          "format": "date-time",
           "title": "Timestamp",
           "type": "string"
         },
@@ -445,6 +447,7 @@
           "type": "string"
         },
         "timestamp": {
+          "format": "date-time",
           "title": "Timestamp",
           "type": "string"
         },
@@ -602,6 +605,7 @@
           "type": "string"
         },
         "timestamp": {
+          "format": "date-time",
           "title": "Timestamp",
           "type": "string"
         },
@@ -759,6 +763,7 @@
           "type": "string"
         },
         "timestamp": {
+          "format": "date-time",
           "title": "Timestamp",
           "type": "string"
         },
@@ -916,6 +921,7 @@
           "type": "string"
         },
         "timestamp": {
+          "format": "date-time",
           "title": "Timestamp",
           "type": "string"
         },
@@ -1073,6 +1079,7 @@
           "type": "string"
         },
         "timestamp": {
+          "format": "date-time",
           "title": "Timestamp",
           "type": "string"
         },