diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 41907c1b..7182b6f1 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+What's new in psycopg 2.0 beta 7
+--------------------------------
+
+* Ironed out last problems with times and date (should be quite solid now.)
+
 What's new in psycopg 2.0 beta 6
 --------------------------------
 
diff --git a/psycopg/typecast.c b/psycopg/typecast.c
index f351bfa5..d0a3d8a8 100644
--- a/psycopg/typecast.c
+++ b/psycopg/typecast.c
@@ -140,8 +140,7 @@ typecast_parse_time(char* s, char** t, int* len,
     *tz = tzs * tzhh*60 + tzmm;
     
     if (*us != 0.0) {
-        while (usd < 6)
-            *us *= (*us)*10.0;
+        while (usd++ < 6) *us *= 10.0;
     }
     
     return cz;