diff --git a/faunaJava/src/main/java/com/fauna/serialization/FaunaParser.java b/faunaJava/src/main/java/com/fauna/serialization/FaunaParser.java
index 966769b4..e47cee38 100644
--- a/faunaJava/src/main/java/com/fauna/serialization/FaunaParser.java
+++ b/faunaJava/src/main/java/com/fauna/serialization/FaunaParser.java
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public String getValueAsString() {
         try {
             return jsonParser.getValueAsString();
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Error getting the current token as String", e);
+            throw new SerializationException("Error getting the current token as String", e);
         }
     }
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public Integer getValueAsInt() {
         try {
             return Integer.parseInt(taggedTokenValue);
         } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Error getting the current token as Integer", e);
+            throw new SerializationException("Error getting the current token as Integer", e);
         }
     }
 
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public Boolean getValueAsBoolean() {
         try {
             return jsonParser.getValueAsBoolean();
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Error getting the current token as Boolean", e);
+            throw new SerializationException("Error getting the current token as Boolean", e);
         }
     }
 
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public LocalDate getValueAsLocalDate() {
         try {
             return LocalDate.parse(taggedTokenValue);
         } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Error getting the current token as LocalDate", e);
+            throw new SerializationException("Error getting the current token as LocalDate", e);
         }
     }
 
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ public Instant getValueAsTime() {
         try {
             return Instant.parse(taggedTokenValue);
         } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Error getting the current token as LocalDateTime", e);
+            throw new SerializationException("Error getting the current token as LocalDateTime", e);
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/faunaJava/src/test/java/com/fauna/serialization/FaunaParserTest.java b/faunaJava/src/test/java/com/fauna/serialization/FaunaParserTest.java
index 363d511c..2863daa2 100644
--- a/faunaJava/src/test/java/com/fauna/serialization/FaunaParserTest.java
+++ b/faunaJava/src/test/java/com/fauna/serialization/FaunaParserTest.java
@@ -125,6 +125,22 @@ public void testeGetValueAsTime() throws IOException {
         assertThrows(RuntimeException.class, invalidReader::getValueAsLocalDate);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testeGetValueAsTimeNonUTC() throws IOException {
+        String s = "{\"@time\":\"2023-12-03T05:52:10.000001-09:00\"}";
+        InputStream inputStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(s.getBytes());
+        FaunaParser reader = new FaunaParser(inputStream);
+
+        Instant instant = Instant.parse("2023-12-03T05:52:10.000001-09:00");
+
+        List<Map.Entry<FaunaTokenType, Object>> expectedTokens = List.of(
+            Map.entry(FaunaTokenType.TIME, instant)
+        );
+
+        assertReader(reader, expectedTokens);
+
+    }
+
     private static void assertReader(FaunaParser reader,
         List<Map.Entry<FaunaTokenType, Object>> tokens) throws IOException {
         for (Map.Entry<FaunaTokenType, Object> entry : tokens) {