diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/ADateConstructorDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/ADateConstructorDescriptor.java
index f13f39c..5070210 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/ADateConstructorDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/ADateConstructorDescriptor.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 
                                 int stringLength = (serString[1] & 0xff << 8) + (serString[2] & 0xff << 0);
 
-                                // the string to be parsed should be at least 14 characters: YYYYMMDD
+                                // the string to be parsed should be at least 8 characters: YYYYMMDD
                                 if (stringLength < 8) {
                                     throw new AlgebricksException(errorMessage
                                             + ": the string length should be at least 8 (YYYYMMDD) but it is "