diff --git a/testsuite/integration-arquillian/servers/auth-server/services/testsuite-providers/src/main/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/rest/TestingResourceProvider.java b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/servers/auth-server/services/testsuite-providers/src/main/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/rest/TestingResourceProvider.java
index a9914c3795..3612317bcf 100644
--- a/testsuite/integration-arquillian/servers/auth-server/services/testsuite-providers/src/main/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/rest/TestingResourceProvider.java
+++ b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/servers/auth-server/services/testsuite-providers/src/main/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/rest/TestingResourceProvider.java
@@ -61,9 +61,7 @@ import org.keycloak.events.EventType;
 import org.keycloak.events.admin.AdminEventQuery;
 import org.keycloak.events.admin.AuthDetails;
 import org.keycloak.events.admin.OperationType;
-import org.keycloak.models.utils.RepresentationToModel;
 import org.keycloak.representations.idm.AuthDetailsRepresentation;
-import org.keycloak.services.resources.admin.RealmAuth;
 
 /**
  * @author <a href="mailto:sthorger@redhat.com">Stian Thorgersen</a>
@@ -386,8 +384,8 @@ public class TestingResourceProvider implements RealmResourceProvider {
     @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
     public List<AdminEventRepresentation> getAdminEvents(@QueryParam("realmId") String realmId, @QueryParam("operationTypes") List<String> operationTypes, @QueryParam("authRealm") String authRealm, @QueryParam("authClient") String authClient,
             @QueryParam("authUser") String authUser, @QueryParam("authIpAddress") String authIpAddress,
-            @QueryParam("resourcePath") String resourcePath, @QueryParam("dateFrom") Date dateFrom,
-            @QueryParam("dateTo") Date dateTo, @QueryParam("first") Integer firstResult,
+            @QueryParam("resourcePath") String resourcePath, @QueryParam("dateFrom") String dateFrom,
+            @QueryParam("dateTo") String dateTo, @QueryParam("first") Integer firstResult,
             @QueryParam("max") Integer maxResults) {
 
         EventStoreProvider eventStore = session.getProvider(EventStoreProvider.class);
@@ -426,11 +424,27 @@ public class TestingResourceProvider implements RealmResourceProvider {
         }
 
         if(dateFrom != null) {
-            query.fromTime(dateFrom);
+            SimpleDateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
+            Date from;
+            try {
+                from = df.parse(dateFrom);
+            } catch (ParseException e) {
+                throw new BadRequestException("Invalid value for 'Date(From)', expected format is yyyy-MM-dd");
+            }
+
+            query.fromTime(from);
         }
 
         if(dateTo != null) {
-            query.toTime(dateTo);
+            SimpleDateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
+            Date to;
+            try {
+                to = df.parse(dateTo);
+            } catch (ParseException e) {
+                throw new BadRequestException("Invalid value for 'Date(To)', expected format is yyyy-MM-dd");
+            }
+
+            query.toTime(to);
         }
 
         if (firstResult != null) {
diff --git a/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/main/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/client/resources/TestingResource.java b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/main/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/client/resources/TestingResource.java
index 7fc6085edb..81e4adddbc 100644
--- a/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/main/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/client/resources/TestingResource.java
+++ b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/main/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/client/resources/TestingResource.java
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ public interface TestingResource {
     @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
     public List<AdminEventRepresentation> getAdminEvents(@QueryParam("realmId") String realmId, @QueryParam("operationTypes") List<String> operationTypes, @QueryParam("authRealm") String authRealm, @QueryParam("authClient") String authClient,
             @QueryParam("authUser") String authUser, @QueryParam("authIpAddress") String authIpAddress,
-            @QueryParam("resourcePath") String resourcePath, @QueryParam("dateFrom") Date dateFrom,
-            @QueryParam("dateTo") Date dateTo, @QueryParam("first") Integer firstResult,
+            @QueryParam("resourcePath") String resourcePath, @QueryParam("dateFrom") String dateFrom,
+            @QueryParam("dateTo") String dateTo, @QueryParam("first") Integer firstResult,
             @QueryParam("max") Integer maxResults);
 
     @POST
diff --git a/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/events/AdminEventStoreProviderTest.java b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/events/AdminEventStoreProviderTest.java
index bb3368cd4f..497fe97658 100644
--- a/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/events/AdminEventStoreProviderTest.java
+++ b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/events/AdminEventStoreProviderTest.java
@@ -87,18 +87,12 @@ public class AdminEventStoreProviderTest extends AbstractEventsTest {
 
         SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
         Date date1 = null, date2 = null, date3 = null, date4 = null;
-        Date date5 = null, date6 = null, date7 = null, date8 = null;
 
         try {
             date1 = formatter.parse(d1);
             date2 = formatter.parse(d2);
             date3 = formatter.parse(d3);
             date4 = formatter.parse(d4);
-
-            date5 = formatter.parse(d5);
-            date6 = formatter.parse(d6);
-            date7 = formatter.parse(d7);
-            date8 = formatter.parse(d8);
         } catch (ParseException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
         }
@@ -127,22 +121,22 @@ public class AdminEventStoreProviderTest extends AbstractEventsTest {
         Assert.assertEquals(1, testing().getAdminEvents(null, toList(OperationType.DELETE), null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null).size());
         Assert.assertEquals(4, testing().getAdminEvents(null, toList(OperationType.CREATE), null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null).size());
 
-        Assert.assertEquals(8, testing().getAdminEvents(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, date1, null, null, null).size());
-        Assert.assertEquals(8, testing().getAdminEvents(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, date4, null, null).size());
+        Assert.assertEquals(8, testing().getAdminEvents(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, d1, null, null, null).size());
+        Assert.assertEquals(8, testing().getAdminEvents(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, d4, null, null).size());
 
-        Assert.assertEquals(4, testing().getAdminEvents(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, date3, null, null, null).size());
-        Assert.assertEquals(4, testing().getAdminEvents(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, date2, null, null).size());
+        Assert.assertEquals(4, testing().getAdminEvents(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, d3, null, null, null).size());
+        Assert.assertEquals(4, testing().getAdminEvents(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, d2, null, null).size());
 
-        Assert.assertEquals(0, testing().getAdminEvents(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, date7, null, null, null).size());
-        Assert.assertEquals(0, testing().getAdminEvents(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, date6, null, null).size());
+        Assert.assertEquals(0, testing().getAdminEvents(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, d7, null, null, null).size());
+        Assert.assertEquals(0, testing().getAdminEvents(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, d6, null, null).size());
 
-        Assert.assertEquals(8, testing().getAdminEvents(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, date1, date4, null, null).size());
-        Assert.assertEquals(6, testing().getAdminEvents(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, date2, date4, null, null).size());
-        Assert.assertEquals(4, testing().getAdminEvents(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, date1, date2, null, null).size());
-        Assert.assertEquals(4, testing().getAdminEvents(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, date3, date4, null, null).size());
+        Assert.assertEquals(8, testing().getAdminEvents(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, d1, d4, null, null).size());
+        Assert.assertEquals(6, testing().getAdminEvents(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, d2, d4, null, null).size());
+        Assert.assertEquals(4, testing().getAdminEvents(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, d1, d2, null, null).size());
+        Assert.assertEquals(4, testing().getAdminEvents(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, d3, d4, null, null).size());
 
-        Assert.assertEquals(0, testing().getAdminEvents(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, date5, date6, null, null).size());
-        Assert.assertEquals(0, testing().getAdminEvents(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, date7, date8, null, null).size());
+        Assert.assertEquals(0, testing().getAdminEvents(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, d5, d6, null, null).size());
+        Assert.assertEquals(0, testing().getAdminEvents(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, d7, d8, null, null).size());
 
     }