diff --git a/server/datedetector.py b/server/datedetector.py
index faf9f45f..7301ec91 100644
--- a/server/datedetector.py
+++ b/server/datedetector.py
@@ -117,6 +117,12 @@ class DateDetector:
 			template.setRegex("\d{2}-\d{2}-\d{4} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}")
 			template.setPattern("%d-%m-%Y %H:%M:%S")
 			self.__templates.append(template)
+			# 01-27-2012 16:22:44.252
+			template = DateStrptime()
+			template.setName("Month-Day-Year Hour:Minute:Second[.Millisecond]")
+			template.setRegex("\d{2}-\d{2}-\d{4} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}")
+			template.setPattern("%m-%d-%Y %H:%M:%S")
+			self.__templates.append(template)
 			# TAI64N
 			template = DateTai64n()
 			template.setName("TAI64N")
diff --git a/server/datetemplate.py b/server/datetemplate.py
index ddf7dc82..f663862e 100644
--- a/server/datetemplate.py
+++ b/server/datetemplate.py
@@ -140,12 +140,22 @@ class DateStrptime(DateTemplate):
 				conv = self.convertLocale(dateMatch.group())
 				try:
 					date = list(time.strptime(conv, self.getPattern()))
-				except ValueError, e:
+				except (ValueError, re.error), e:
 					# Try to add the current year to the pattern. Should fix
 					# the "Feb 29" issue.
-					conv += " %s" % MyTime.gmtime()[0]
-					pattern = "%s %%Y" % self.getPattern()
-					date = list(time.strptime(conv, pattern))
+					opattern = self.getPattern()
+					# makes sense only if %Y is not in already:
+					if not '%Y' in opattern:
+						pattern = "%s %%Y" % opattern
+						conv += " %s" % MyTime.gmtime()[0]
+						date = list(time.strptime(conv, pattern))
+					else:
+						# we are helpless here
+						raise ValueError(
+							"Given pattern %r does not match. Original "
+							"exception was %r and Feb 29 workaround could not "
+							"be tested due to already present year mark in the "
+							"pattern" % (opattern, e))
 			if date[0] < 2000:
 				# There is probably no year field in the logs
 				date[0] = MyTime.gmtime()[0]
diff --git a/testcases/datedetectortestcase.py b/testcases/datedetectortestcase.py
index e6f690ad..1f73cd1e 100644
--- a/testcases/datedetectortestcase.py
+++ b/testcases/datedetectortestcase.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class DateDetectorTest(unittest.TestCase):
 			"Jan 23 21:59:59",
 			"2005.01.23 21:59:59",
 			"23/01/2005 21:59:59",
+			"01-23-2005 21:59:59.252", # reported on f2b, causes Feb29 fix to break
 			):
 			log = sdate + "[sshd] error: PAM: Authentication failure"
 			# exclude