diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Platforms/MySqlPlatform.php b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Platforms/MySqlPlatform.php
index 4bd948fd1..91bd60354 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Platforms/MySqlPlatform.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Platforms/MySqlPlatform.php
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class MySqlPlatform extends AbstractPlatform
      */
     public function getDateTimeTypeDeclarationSql(array $fieldDeclaration)
     {
-        if (isset($fieldDeclaration['version'])) {
+        if (isset($fieldDeclaration['version']) && $fieldDeclaration['version'] == true) {
             return 'TIMESTAMP';
         } else {
             return 'DATETIME';
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Platforms/MySqlPlatformTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Platforms/MySqlPlatformTest.php
index 596136035..7796fd0a5 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Platforms/MySqlPlatformTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Platforms/MySqlPlatformTest.php
@@ -195,4 +195,14 @@ class MySqlPlatformTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\DbalTestCase
         $sql = $this->_platform->modifyLimitQuery('SELECT * FROM user', 10);
         $this->assertEquals('SELECT * FROM user LIMIT 10', $sql);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @group DDC-118
+     */
+    public function testGetDateTimeTypeDeclarationSql()
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals("DATETIME", $this->_platform->getDateTimeTypeDeclarationSql(array('version' => false)));
+        $this->assertEquals("TIMESTAMP", $this->_platform->getDateTimeTypeDeclarationSql(array('version' => true)));
+        $this->assertEquals("DATETIME", $this->_platform->getDateTimeTypeDeclarationSql(array()));
+    }
 }
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