diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/Globalization.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/Globalization.java
index 5c75e100..4fac0746 100644
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/Globalization.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/Globalization.java
@@ -260,12 +260,13 @@ public class Globalization extends CordovaPlugin  {
             String fmt = fmtDate.toLocalizedPattern() + " " + fmtTime.toLocalizedPattern(); //default SHORT date/time format. ex. dd/MM/yyyy h:mm a
 
             //get Date value + options (if available)
-            if (options.getJSONObject(0).length() > 1){
+            boolean test = options.getJSONObject(0).has(OPTIONS);
+            if (options.getJSONObject(0).has(OPTIONS)){
                 //options were included
-
+                JSONObject innerOptions = options.getJSONObject(0).getJSONObject(OPTIONS);
                 //get formatLength option
-                if (!((JSONObject)options.getJSONObject(0).get(OPTIONS)).isNull(FORMATLENGTH)){
-                    String fmtOpt = (String)((JSONObject)options.getJSONObject(0).get(OPTIONS)).get(FORMATLENGTH);
+                if (!innerOptions.isNull(FORMATLENGTH)){
+                    String fmtOpt = innerOptions.getString(FORMATLENGTH);
                     if (fmtOpt.equalsIgnoreCase(MEDIUM)){//medium
                         fmtDate = (SimpleDateFormat)android.text.format.DateFormat.getMediumDateFormat(this.cordova.getActivity());
                     }else if (fmtOpt.equalsIgnoreCase(LONG) || fmtOpt.equalsIgnoreCase(FULL)){ //long/full
@@ -275,8 +276,8 @@ public class Globalization extends CordovaPlugin  {
 
                 //return pattern type
                 fmt = fmtDate.toLocalizedPattern() + " " + fmtTime.toLocalizedPattern();
-                if (!((JSONObject)options.getJSONObject(0).get(OPTIONS)).isNull(SELECTOR)){
-                    String selOpt = (String)((JSONObject)options.getJSONObject(0).get(OPTIONS)).get(SELECTOR);
+                if (!innerOptions.isNull(SELECTOR)){
+                    String selOpt = innerOptions.getString(SELECTOR);
                     if (selOpt.equalsIgnoreCase(DATE)){
                         fmt =  fmtDate.toLocalizedPattern();
                     }else if (selOpt.equalsIgnoreCase(TIME)){