diff --git a/src/remote-config/remote-config.ts b/src/remote-config/remote-config.ts
index ba25f9c011..79a261687c 100644
--- a/src/remote-config/remote-config.ts
+++ b/src/remote-config/remote-config.ts
@@ -362,8 +362,8 @@ class VersionImpl implements Version {
       this.isLegacy = version.isLegacy;
     }
 
-    // The backend API provides timestamps as ISO date strings. The Admin SDK exposes timestamps
-    // as UTC date strings. If a developer uses a previously obtained template with UTC timestamps
+    // The backend API provides timestamps in ISO date strings. The Admin SDK exposes timestamps
+    // in UTC date strings. If a developer uses a previously obtained template with UTC timestamps
     // we could still validate it below.
     if (typeof version.updateTime !== 'undefined') {
       if (!this.isValidTimestamp(version.updateTime)) {
@@ -392,6 +392,8 @@ class VersionImpl implements Version {
   }
 
   private isValidTimestamp(timestamp: string): boolean {
+    // This validation fails for timestamps earlier than January 1, 1970 and considers strings
+    // such as "1.2" as valid timestamps.
     return validator.isNonEmptyString(timestamp) && (new Date(timestamp)).getTime() > 0;
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/unit/remote-config/remote-config.spec.ts b/test/unit/remote-config/remote-config.spec.ts
index 462d46341e..6c946f41fa 100644
--- a/test/unit/remote-config/remote-config.spec.ts
+++ b/test/unit/remote-config/remote-config.spec.ts
@@ -681,10 +681,10 @@ describe('RemoteConfig', () => {
         });
     });
 
-    it('should resolve with template when Version updateTime contains only 3 ms places', () => {
+    it('should resolve with template when Version updateTime contains 3 digits in fractional seconds', () => {
       const response = deepCopy(REMOTE_CONFIG_RESPONSE);
       const versionInfo = deepCopy(VERSION_INFO);
-      versionInfo.updateTime = '2020-11-03T20:24:15.203Z';
+      versionInfo.updateTime = '2020-10-03T17:14:10.203Z';
       response.version = versionInfo;
       const stub = sinon
         .stub(RemoteConfigApiClient.prototype, operationName)
@@ -703,14 +703,14 @@ describe('RemoteConfig', () => {
             email: 'firebase-adminsdk@gserviceaccount.com'
           });
           expect(version.description).to.equal('production version');
-          expect(version.updateTime).to.equal('Tue, 03 Nov 2020 20:24:15 GMT');
+          expect(version.updateTime).to.equal('Sat, 03 Oct 2020 17:14:10 GMT');
         });
     });
 
-    it('should resolve with template when Version updateTime contains 6 ms places', () => {
+    it('should resolve with template when Version updateTime contains 6 digits in fractional seconds', () => {
       const response = deepCopy(REMOTE_CONFIG_RESPONSE);
       const versionInfo = deepCopy(VERSION_INFO);
-      versionInfo.updateTime = '2020-11-13T17:01:36.541527Z';
+      versionInfo.updateTime = '2020-08-14T17:01:36.541527Z';
       response.version = versionInfo;
       const stub = sinon
         .stub(RemoteConfigApiClient.prototype, operationName)
@@ -729,7 +729,33 @@ describe('RemoteConfig', () => {
             email: 'firebase-adminsdk@gserviceaccount.com'
           });
           expect(version.description).to.equal('production version');
-          expect(version.updateTime).to.equal('Fri, 13 Nov 2020 17:01:36 GMT');
+          expect(version.updateTime).to.equal('Fri, 14 Aug 2020 17:01:36 GMT');
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('should resolve with template when Version updateTime contains 9 digits in fractional seconds', () => {
+      const response = deepCopy(REMOTE_CONFIG_RESPONSE);
+      const versionInfo = deepCopy(VERSION_INFO);
+      versionInfo.updateTime = '2020-11-15T06:57:26.342763941Z';
+      response.version = versionInfo;
+      const stub = sinon
+        .stub(RemoteConfigApiClient.prototype, operationName)
+        .resolves(response);
+      stubs.push(stub);
+
+      return rcOperation()
+        .then((template) => {
+          expect(template.etag).to.equal('etag-123456789012-5');
+
+          const version = template.version!;
+          expect(version.versionNumber).to.equal('86');
+          expect(version.updateOrigin).to.equal('ADMIN_SDK_NODE');
+          expect(version.updateType).to.equal('INCREMENTAL_UPDATE');
+          expect(version.updateUser).to.deep.equal({
+            email: 'firebase-adminsdk@gserviceaccount.com'
+          });
+          expect(version.description).to.equal('production version');
+          expect(version.updateTime).to.equal('Sun, 15 Nov 2020 06:57:26 GMT');
         });
     });
   }