diff --git a/lib/graphql/resolvers/admin.ex b/lib/graphql/resolvers/admin.ex
index bef94265a..90ef50f0b 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/resolvers/admin.ex
+++ b/lib/graphql/resolvers/admin.ex
@@ -128,11 +128,33 @@ defmodule Mobilizon.GraphQL.Resolvers.Admin do
   end
 
   defp convert_changes_to_struct(struct, changes) do
-    with data <- for({key, val} <- changes, into: %{}, do: {String.to_atom(key), val}) do
+    with changeset <- struct.__changeset__,
+         data <-
+           for(
+             {key, val} <- changes,
+             into: %{},
+             do: {String.to_atom(key), process_eventual_type(changeset, key, val)}
+           ) do
       struct(struct, data)
     end
   end
 
+  # datetimes are not unserialized as DateTime/NaiveDateTime so we do it manually with changeset data
+  defp process_eventual_type(changeset, key, val) do
+    cond do
+      changeset[String.to_atom(key)] == :utc_datetime and not is_nil(val) ->
+        {:ok, datetime, _} = DateTime.from_iso8601(val)
+        datetime
+
+      changeset[String.to_atom(key)] == :naive_datetime and not is_nil(val) ->
+        {:ok, datetime} = NaiveDateTime.from_iso8601(val)
+        datetime
+
+      true ->
+        val
+    end
+  end
+
   def get_dashboard(_parent, _args, %{context: %{current_user: %User{role: role}}})
       when is_admin(role) do
     last_public_event_published =