diff --git a/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Expressions/ExpressionEvaluatorTests.cs b/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Expressions/ExpressionEvaluatorTests.cs
index 2d4d8d65..bf2ff988 100644
--- a/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Expressions/ExpressionEvaluatorTests.cs
+++ b/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Expressions/ExpressionEvaluatorTests.cs
@@ -134,6 +134,14 @@ namespace Spring.Expressions
 
         #endregion
 
+        [Test]
+        [Ignore("SPRNET-944")]
+        public void DateTests()
+        {
+            string dateLiteral = (string)ExpressionEvaluator.GetValue(null, "'date'"); 
+            Assert.AreEqual("date", dateLiteral);
+        }
+
         #region Serialization Tests
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -270,6 +278,8 @@ namespace Spring.Expressions
 
         #endregion Serialization Tests
 
+        
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Should throw exception for null root object
         /// </summary>