diff --git a/src/ec_date.erl b/src/ec_date.erl
index a000763..3e705c2 100644
--- a/src/ec_date.erl
+++ b/src/ec_date.erl
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ format(Format, Date) ->
 parse(Date) ->
     do_parse(Date, calendar:universal_time(),[]).
 
--spec parse(string(),datetime() | now()) -> datetime().
-
+-spec parse(string(),datetime() | now()) -> datetime()|now().
 %% @doc parses the datetime from a string
 parse(Date, {_,_,_}=Now) ->
     do_parse(Date, calendar:now_to_datetime(Now), []);