diff --git a/source/Ox/js/Date.js b/source/Ox/js/Date.js
index 1a609c93..a96283e2 100644
--- a/source/Ox/js/Date.js
+++ b/source/Ox/js/Date.js
@@ -245,10 +245,17 @@ Ox.makeDate <f> Takes a date, number or string, returns a date
     '01/01/1970'
     > Ox.formatDate(Ox.makeDate(new Date('01/01/1970')), '%m/%d/%Y')
     '01/01/1970'
+    > Ox.formatDate(Ox.makeDate('1970-01-01'), '%Y-%m-%d')
+    '1970-01-01'
 @*/
 Ox.makeDate = function(date) {
     // if date is a date, new Date(date) makes a clone
-    return Ox.isUndefined(date) ? new Date() : new Date(date);
+    return Ox.isUndefined(date) ? new Date() : new Date(
+        //Safari 4/5 does not understand YYYY-MM-DD format
+        $.browser.safari && $.browser.version <= '534.59.10' && Ox.isString(date)
+        ? date.replace(/-/g, '/')
+        : date
+    );
 };
 
 /*@