diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7ab8cd0..d08d0dd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ var examples = []string{
 	"2009-08-12T22:15:09.988",
 	"2009-08-12T22:15:09Z",
 	"2017-07-19T03:21:51:897+0100",
+	"2019-05-29T08:41-04", // no seconds, 2 digit TZ offset
 	//   yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss
 	"2014-04-26 17:24:37.3186369",
 	"2012-08-03 18:31:59.257000000",
@@ -278,6 +279,7 @@ func main() {
 | 2009-08-12T22:15:09.988                               | 2009-08-12 22:15:09.988 +0000 UTC       |
 | 2009-08-12T22:15:09Z                                  | 2009-08-12 22:15:09 +0000 UTC           |
 | 2017-07-19T03:21:51:897+0100                          | 2017-07-19 03:21:51.897 +0100 +0100     |
+| 2019-05-29T08:41-04                                   | 2019-05-29 08:41:00 -0400 -0400         |
 | 2014-04-26 17:24:37.3186369                           | 2014-04-26 17:24:37.3186369 +0000 UTC   |
 | 2012-08-03 18:31:59.257000000                         | 2012-08-03 18:31:59.257 +0000 UTC       |
 | 2014-04-26 17:24:37.123                               | 2014-04-26 17:24:37.123 +0000 UTC       |
diff --git a/example/main.go b/example/main.go
index 0cfc745..8dc6aa7 100644
--- a/example/main.go
+++ b/example/main.go
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ var examples = []string{
 	"2009-08-12T22:15:09.988",
 	"2009-08-12T22:15:09Z",
 	"2017-07-19T03:21:51:897+0100",
+	"2019-05-29T08:41-04", // no seconds, 2 digit TZ offset
 	//   yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss
 	"2014-04-26 17:24:37.3186369",
 	"2012-08-03 18:31:59.257000000",
@@ -235,6 +236,7 @@ func main() {
 | 2009-08-12T22:15:09.988                               | 2009-08-12 22:15:09.988 +0000 UTC       |
 | 2009-08-12T22:15:09Z                                  | 2009-08-12 22:15:09 +0000 UTC           |
 | 2017-07-19T03:21:51:897+0100                          | 2017-07-19 03:21:51.897 +0100 +0100     |
+| 2019-05-29T08:41-04                                   | 2019-05-29 08:41:00 -0400 -0400         |
 | 2014-04-26 17:24:37.3186369                           | 2014-04-26 17:24:37.3186369 +0000 UTC   |
 | 2012-08-03 18:31:59.257000000                         | 2012-08-03 18:31:59.257 +0000 UTC       |
 | 2014-04-26 17:24:37.123                               | 2014-04-26 17:24:37.123 +0000 UTC       |
diff --git a/parseany.go b/parseany.go
index d803e43..d59b441 100644
--- a/parseany.go
+++ b/parseany.go
@@ -1645,8 +1645,18 @@ iterRunes:
 		case timePeriod:
 			p.mslen = i - p.msi
 		case timeOffset:
-			// 19:55:00+0100
-			p.set(p.offseti, "-0700")
+
+			switch len(p.datestr) - p.offseti {
+			case 0, 1, 2, 4:
+				return p, fmt.Errorf("TZ offset not recognized %q near %q (must be 2 or 4 digits optional colon)", datestr, string(datestr[p.offseti:]))
+			case 3:
+				// 19:55:00+01
+				p.set(p.offseti, "-07")
+			case 5:
+				// 19:55:00+0100
+				p.set(p.offseti, "-0700")
+			}
+
 		case timeWsOffset:
 			p.set(p.offseti, "-0700")
 		case timeWsOffsetWs:
@@ -2104,10 +2114,11 @@ func (p *parser) parse() (time.Time, error) {
 		p.datestr = p.datestr[p.skip:]
 	}
 
-	// gou.Debugf("parse %q   AS   %q", p.datestr, string(p.format))
 	if p.loc == nil {
+		//gou.Debugf("parse layout=%q input=%q   \ntx, err := time.Parse(%q, %q)", string(p.format), p.datestr, string(p.format), p.datestr)
 		return time.Parse(string(p.format), p.datestr)
 	}
+	//gou.Debugf("parse layout=%q input=%q   \ntx, err := time.ParseInLocation(%q, %q, %v)", string(p.format), p.datestr, string(p.format), p.datestr, p.loc)
 	return time.ParseInLocation(string(p.format), p.datestr, p.loc)
 }
 func isDay(alpha string) bool {
diff --git a/parseany_test.go b/parseany_test.go
index 06357e2..cacb53e 100644
--- a/parseany_test.go
+++ b/parseany_test.go
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import (
 func TestOne(t *testing.T) {
 	time.Local = time.UTC
 	var ts time.Time
-	ts = MustParse("2020-08-17T17:00:00:987+0100")
-	assert.Equal(t, "2020-08-17 16:00:00.987 +0000 UTC", fmt.Sprintf("%v", ts.In(time.UTC)))
+	ts = MustParse("2019-05-29T08:41-04")
+	assert.Equal(t, "2019-05-29 12:41:00 +0000 UTC", fmt.Sprintf("%v", ts.In(time.UTC)))
 }
 
 type dateTest struct {
@@ -364,6 +364,8 @@ var testInputs = []dateTest{
 	{in: "2009-08-12T22:15:09.123-07:00", out: "2009-08-13 05:15:09.123 +0000 UTC"},
 	{in: "2016-06-21T19:55:00+01:00", out: "2016-06-21 18:55:00 +0000 UTC"},
 	{in: "2016-06-21T19:55:00.799+01:00", out: "2016-06-21 18:55:00.799 +0000 UTC"},
+	//   yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss-07   TZ truncated to 2 digits instead of 4
+	{in: "2019-05-29T08:41-04", out: "2019-05-29 12:41:00 +0000 UTC"},
 	//   yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss-0700
 	{in: "2009-08-12T22:15:09-0700", out: "2009-08-13 05:15:09 +0000 UTC"},
 	{in: "2009-08-12T22:15:09-0300", out: "2009-08-13 01:15:09 +0000 UTC"},
@@ -376,8 +378,9 @@ var testInputs = []dateTest{
 	{in: "2016-06-21T19:55:00.799+0100", out: "2016-06-21 18:55:00.799 +0000 UTC"},
 	{in: "2016-06-21T19:55+0100", out: "2016-06-21 18:55:00 +0000 UTC"},
 	{in: "2016-06-21T19:55+0130", out: "2016-06-21 18:25:00 +0000 UTC"},
-	//   yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss:000+0000
-	{in: "2012-08-17T18:31:59.257+0100", out: "2012-08-17 17:31:59.257 +0000 UTC"}, // https://github.com/araddon/dateparse/issues/117
+	//   yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss:000+0000    - weird format with additional colon in front of milliseconds
+	{in: "2012-08-17T18:31:59:257+0100", out: "2012-08-17 17:31:59.257 +0000 UTC"}, // https://github.com/araddon/dateparse/issues/117
+
 	//   yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ssZ
 	{in: "2009-08-12T22:15Z", out: "2009-08-12 22:15:00 +0000 UTC"},
 	{in: "2009-08-12T22:15:09Z", out: "2009-08-12 22:15:09 +0000 UTC"},
@@ -526,6 +529,8 @@ func TestParseLayout(t *testing.T) {
 		{in: `{"hello"}`, err: true},
 		{in: "2009-15-12T22:15Z", err: true},
 		{in: "5,000-9,999", err: true},
+		// This 3 digit TZ offset (should be 2 or 4?  is 3 a thing?)
+		{in: "2019-05-29T08:41-047", err: true},
 		//
 		{in: "06/May/2008 15:04:05 -0700", out: "02/Jan/2006 15:04:05 -0700"},
 		{in: "06/May/2008:15:04:05 -0700", out: "02/Jan/2006:15:04:05 -0700"},