diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f1757b983..3629e49ac 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 # Folders
 _obj
 _test
+vendor/
 
 # Architecture specific extensions/prefixes
 *.[568vq]
diff --git a/engine.go b/engine.go
index ebcab91bc..0d1abb803 100644
--- a/engine.go
+++ b/engine.go
@@ -1586,7 +1586,7 @@ func (engine *Engine) formatTime(sqlTypeName string, t time.Time) (v interface{}
 		v = s[11:19]
 	case core.Date:
 		v = t.Format("2006-01-02")
-	case core.DateTime, core.TimeStamp:
+	case core.DateTime, core.TimeStamp, core.Varchar: // !DarthPestilane! format time when sqlTypeName is core.Varchar.
 		v = t.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05")
 	case core.TimeStampz:
 		if engine.dialect.DBType() == core.MSSQL {
diff --git a/time_test.go b/time_test.go
index b7e4d12b2..9a8219831 100644
--- a/time_test.go
+++ b/time_test.go
@@ -255,10 +255,12 @@ func TestTimeUserDeleted(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, prepareEngine())
 
 	type UserDeleted struct {
-		Id        string
-		CreatedAt time.Time `xorm:"created"`
-		UpdatedAt time.Time `xorm:"updated"`
-		DeletedAt time.Time `xorm:"deleted"`
+		Id           string
+		CreatedAt    time.Time `xorm:"created"`
+		UpdatedAt    time.Time `xorm:"updated"`
+		DeletedAt    time.Time `xorm:"deleted"`
+		CreatedAtStr string    `xorm:"datetime created"`
+		UpdatedAtStr string    `xorm:"datetime updated"`
 	}
 
 	assertSync(t, new(UserDeleted))
@@ -282,6 +284,7 @@ func TestTimeUserDeleted(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.EqualValues(t, formatTime(user.UpdatedAt), formatTime(user2.UpdatedAt))
 	assert.True(t, isTimeZero(user2.DeletedAt))
 	fmt.Println("user2", user2.CreatedAt, user2.UpdatedAt, user2.DeletedAt)
+	fmt.Println("user2 str", user2.CreatedAtStr, user2.UpdatedAtStr)
 
 	var user3 UserDeleted
 	cnt, err = testEngine.Where("id = ?", "lunny").Delete(&user3)