diff --git a/jest.setup.js b/jest.setup.js
index 92d10b6..51d9b02 100644
--- a/jest.setup.js
+++ b/jest.setup.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+require('dotenv').config();
 const { JsonLogger } = require('@themost/json-logger');
 const { TraceUtils } = require('@themost/common');
-process.env.NODE_ENV='development';
+process.env.NODE_ENV = 'development';
 TraceUtils.useLogger(new JsonLogger());
 /* global jest */
 jest.setTimeout(30000);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/DateFunctions.spec.js b/spec/DateFunctions.spec.js
index 4ae0885..979ba10 100644
--- a/spec/DateFunctions.spec.js
+++ b/spec/DateFunctions.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { TestApplication } from './TestApplication';
+import moment from 'moment';
 
 describe('DateFunctions', () => {
     /**
@@ -36,11 +37,13 @@ describe('DateFunctions', () => {
     it('should use getDay()', async () => {
         await app.executeInTestTranscaction(async (context) => {
             let items = await context.model('Order')
-                .asQueryable().where('orderDate').getDay().equal(15).silent().getItems();
+                .asQueryable().where('orderDate').getDate().getDay().equal(15).silent().take(10).getItems();
             expect(Array.isArray(items)).toBeTruthy();
             expect(items.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
             for (const item of items) {
-                expect(item.orderDate.getDate()).toEqual(15);
+                const orderDate = item.orderDate;
+                const dayOfMonth = parseInt(moment.utc(orderDate).format('D'), 10);
+                expect(dayOfMonth).toEqual(15);
             }
         });
     });
@@ -52,7 +55,8 @@ describe('DateFunctions', () => {
             expect(Array.isArray(items)).toBeTruthy();
             expect(items.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
             for (const item of items) {
-                expect(item.orderDate.getMonth()).toEqual(3);
+                const orderMonth = parseInt(moment.utc(item.orderDate).format('M'), 10);
+                expect(orderMonth).toEqual(4);
             }
         });
     });
@@ -77,7 +81,8 @@ describe('DateFunctions', () => {
             expect(Array.isArray(items)).toBeTruthy();
             expect(items.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
             for (const item of items) {
-                expect(item.orderDate.getHours()).toEqual(14);
+                const hour = parseInt(moment.utc(item.orderDate).format('H'), 10);
+                expect(hour).toEqual(14);
             }
         });
     });
diff --git a/spec/QueryExpression.selectJson.spec.js b/spec/QueryExpression.selectJson.spec.js
index 5f0ecbb..c980cb8 100644
--- a/spec/QueryExpression.selectJson.spec.js
+++ b/spec/QueryExpression.selectJson.spec.js
@@ -345,4 +345,60 @@ describe('SqlFormatter', () => {
         });
     });
 
+    it('should use jsonObject in ad-hoc queries', async () => {
+        await app.executeInTestTranscaction(async (context) => {
+            const {viewAdapter: Orders} = context.model('Order');
+            const {viewAdapter: Customers} = context.model('Person');
+            const {viewAdapter: OrderStatusTypes} = context.model('OrderStatusType');
+            const q = new QueryExpression().select(
+                'id', 'orderedItem', 'orderStatus', 'orderDate'
+            ).from(Orders).join(new QueryEntity(Customers).as('customers')).with(
+                new QueryExpression().where(
+                    new QueryField('customer').from(Orders)
+                ).equal(
+                    new QueryField('id').from('customers')
+                )
+            ).join(new QueryEntity(OrderStatusTypes).as('orderStatusTypes')).with(
+                new QueryExpression().where(
+                    new QueryField('orderStatus').from(Orders)
+                ).equal(
+                    new QueryField('id').from('orderStatusTypes')
+                )
+            ).where(new QueryField('description').from('customers')).equal('Eric Thomas');
+            const select = q.$select[Orders];
+            select.push({
+                customer: {
+                    $jsonObject: [
+                        'familyName',
+                        new QueryField('familyName').from('customers'),
+                        'givenName',
+                        new QueryField('givenName').from('customers'),
+                    ]
+                }
+            }, {
+                orderStatus: {
+                    $jsonObject: [
+                        'name',
+                        new QueryField('name').from('orderStatusTypes'),
+                        'alternateName',
+                        new QueryField('alternateName').from('orderStatusTypes'),
+                    ]
+                }
+            });
+            /**
+             * @type {Array<{id: number, orderedItem: number, orderDate: Date, orderStatus: { name: string, alternateName: string }, customer: {familyName: string, givenName: string}}>}
+             */
+            const items = await context.db.executeAsync(q, []);
+            expect(items).toBeTruthy();
+            for (const item of items) {
+                expect(item.customer).toBeTruthy();
+                expect(item.customer.familyName).toEqual('Thomas');
+                expect(item.customer.givenName).toEqual('Eric');
+                expect(item.orderStatus).toBeTruthy();
+                expect(item.orderStatus.name).toBeTruthy();
+            }
+
+        });
+    });
+
 });
diff --git a/spec/db/local.db b/spec/db/local.db
index b5ec071..7f91614 100644
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