diff --git a/airbyte-cdk/python/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/parsers/model_to_component_factory.py b/airbyte-cdk/python/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/parsers/model_to_component_factory.py
index c1ddd39f2506..763a7e22065f 100644
--- a/airbyte-cdk/python/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/parsers/model_to_component_factory.py
+++ b/airbyte-cdk/python/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/parsers/model_to_component_factory.py
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ def create_oauth_authenticator(self, model: OAuthAuthenticatorModel, config: Con
             scopes=model.scopes,
             token_expiry_date=model.token_expiry_date,
             token_expiry_date_format=model.token_expiry_date_format,  # type: ignore
-            token_expiry_is_time_of_expiration=bool(model.token_expiry_date),
+            token_expiry_is_time_of_expiration=bool(model.token_expiry_date_format),
             token_refresh_endpoint=model.token_refresh_endpoint,
             config=config,
             parameters=model.parameters or {},
diff --git a/airbyte-cdk/python/unit_tests/sources/declarative/parsers/test_model_to_component_factory.py b/airbyte-cdk/python/unit_tests/sources/declarative/parsers/test_model_to_component_factory.py
index 437b9e2b0356..a1c9eec8cd0e 100644
--- a/airbyte-cdk/python/unit_tests/sources/declarative/parsers/test_model_to_component_factory.py
+++ b/airbyte-cdk/python/unit_tests/sources/declarative/parsers/test_model_to_component_factory.py
@@ -308,6 +308,32 @@ def test_interpolate_config():
     assert authenticator.get_refresh_request_body() == {"body_field": "yoyoyo", "interpolated_body_field": "verysecrettoken"}
 
 
+def test_interpolate_config_with_token_expiry_date_format():
+    content = """
+    authenticator:
+      type: OAuthAuthenticator
+      client_id: "some_client_id"
+      client_secret: "some_client_secret"
+      token_refresh_endpoint: "https://api.sendgrid.com/v3/auth"
+      refresh_token: "{{ config['apikey'] }}"
+      token_expiry_date_format: "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f+00:00"
+    """
+    parsed_manifest = YamlDeclarativeSource._parse(content)
+    resolved_manifest = resolver.preprocess_manifest(parsed_manifest)
+    authenticator_manifest = transformer.propagate_types_and_parameters("", resolved_manifest["authenticator"], {})
+
+    authenticator = factory.create_component(
+        model_type=OAuthAuthenticatorModel, component_definition=authenticator_manifest, config=input_config
+    )
+
+    assert isinstance(authenticator, DeclarativeOauth2Authenticator)
+    assert authenticator.token_expiry_date_format == "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f+00:00"
+    assert authenticator.token_expiry_is_time_of_expiration
+    assert authenticator.client_id.eval(input_config) == "some_client_id"
+    assert authenticator.client_secret.string == "some_client_secret"
+    assert authenticator.token_refresh_endpoint.eval(input_config) == "https://api.sendgrid.com/v3/auth"
+
+
 def test_single_use_oauth_branch():
     single_use_input_config = {
         "apikey": "verysecrettoken",