NullPointerException when executing date range query

 "select * from [nt:unstructured] as node where node.now <= CAST('2999-10-21T00:00:00.000' AS DATE) and node.now >= CAST('1999-10-21T00:00:00.000' AS DATE)";

java.lang.NullPointerException
	at org.modeshape.jcr.query.lucene.basic.BasicLuceneQueryFactory.findNodesWithNumericRange(BasicLuceneQueryFactory.java:719)
	at org.modeshape.jcr.query.lucene.basic.BasicLuceneQueryFactory.findNodesWithNumericRange(BasicLuceneQueryFactory.java:699)
	at org.modeshape.jcr.query.lucene.LuceneQueryFactory.createQuery(LuceneQueryFactory.java:420)
	at org.modeshape.jcr.query.lucene.LuceneQueryFactory.createQuery(LuceneQueryFactory.java:206)
	at org.modeshape.jcr.query.lucene.basic.BasicLuceneSchema.createQuery(BasicLuceneSchema.java:513)
	at org.modeshape.jcr.query.lucene.LuceneQueryEngine$LuceneAccessQuery.execute(LuceneQueryEngine.java:282)
	at org.modeshape.jcr.query.process.QueryProcessor.execute(QueryProcessor.java:100)
	at org.modeshape.jcr.query.process.QueryEngine.execute(QueryEngine.java:140)
	at org.modeshape.jcr.query.lucene.LuceneQueryEngine$1.getResults(LuceneQueryEngine.java:166)
	at org.modeshape.jcr.query.JcrQuery.execute(JcrQuery.java:123)
	at org.modeshape.jcr.query.JcrQuery.execute(JcrQuery.java:52)
	at org.modeshape.jcr.MultiUseAbstractTest.assertNodesAreFound(MultiUseAbstractTest.java:169)
	at org.modeshape.jcr.JcrQueryManagerTest.shouldSearchUsingDateRangeQuery(JcrQueryManagerTest.java:3576)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
	at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod$1.runReflectiveCall(FrameworkMethod.java:45)
	at org.junit.internal.runners.model.ReflectiveCallable.run(ReflectiveCallable.java:15)
	at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod.invokeExplosively(FrameworkMethod.java:42)
	at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.InvokeMethod.evaluate(InvokeMethod.java:20)
	at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.RunBefores.evaluate(RunBefores.java:28)
	at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.RunAfters.evaluate(RunAfters.java:30)
	at org.junit.rules.RunRules.evaluate(RunRules.java:18)
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runLeaf(ParentRunner.java:263)
	at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:68)
	at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:47)
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.run(ParentRunner.java:231)
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:60)
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:229)
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$000(ParentRunner.java:50)
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:222)
	at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.RunBefores.evaluate(RunBefores.java:28)
	at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.RunAfters.evaluate(RunAfters.java:30)
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:300)
	at org.junit.runner.JUnitCore.run(JUnitCore.java:157)
	at com.intellij.junit4.JUnit4IdeaTestRunner.startRunnerWithArgs(JUnit4IdeaTestRunner.java:77)
	at com.intellij.rt.execution.junit.JUnitStarter.prepareStreamsAndStart(JUnitStarter.java:195)
	at com.intellij.rt.execution.junit.JUnitStarter.main(JUnitStarter.java:63)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
	at com.intellij.rt.execution.application.AppMain.main(AppMain.java:120)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
	at com.intellij.rt.execution.CommandLineWrapper.main(CommandLineWrapper.java:121)