diff --git a/lib/frenzy/item.ex b/lib/frenzy/item.ex
index 5cc236c..6dee286 100644
--- a/lib/frenzy/item.ex
+++ b/lib/frenzy/item.ex
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ defmodule Frenzy.Item do
   alias FrenzyWeb.Endpoint
 
   def to_fever(item) do
-    %{
+    res = %{
       id: item.id,
       feed_id: item.feed_id,
       title: item.title,
@@ -13,24 +13,34 @@ defmodule Frenzy.Item do
       html: item.content,
       url: item.url,
       is_saved: 0,
-      is_read: if(item.read, do: 1, else: 0),
-      created_on_time: Timex.to_unix(item.date)
+      is_read: if(item.read, do: 1, else: 0)
     }
+
+    if item.date do
+      Map.put(res, :created_on_time, Timex.to_unix(item.date))
+    else
+      res
+    end
   end
 
   def to_fervor(item) do
-    %{
+    res = %{
       id: item.id,
       feed_id: item.feed_id,
       title: item.title,
       author: item.creator,
-      created_at: DateTime.to_iso8601(item.date),
       content: item.content,
       url: item.url,
       service_url:
         Application.get_env(:frenzy, :base_url) <> Routes.item_path(Endpoint, :show, item.id),
       read: item.read
     }
+
+    if item.date do
+      Map.put(res, :created_at, DateTime.to_iso8601(item.date))
+    else
+      res
+    end
   end
 
   schema "items" do
@@ -53,7 +63,7 @@ defmodule Frenzy.Item do
           __meta__: Ecto.Schema.Metadata.t(),
           id: integer() | nil,
           content: String.t(),
-          date: DateTime.t(),
+          date: DateTime.t() | nil,
           creator: String.t(),
           guid: String.t(),
           url: String.t(),
diff --git a/lib/frenzy/task/create_item.ex b/lib/frenzy/task/create_item.ex
index 5874d32..529854a 100644
--- a/lib/frenzy/task/create_item.ex
+++ b/lib/frenzy/task/create_item.ex
@@ -14,11 +14,23 @@ defmodule Frenzy.Task.CreateItem do
 
     Logger.debug("Creating item for #{url}")
 
+    date =
+      entry.date
+      |> Timex.Timezone.convert(:utc)
+      |> case do
+        {:error, reason} ->
+          Logger.debug("Couldn't convert date '#{entry.date}' to UTC: #{reason}")
+          nil
+
+        utc_date ->
+          DateTime.truncate(utc_date, :second)
+      end
+
     item_params = %{
       guid: entry.guid,
       title: entry.title,
       url: url,
-      date: entry.date |> Timex.Timezone.convert(:utc) |> DateTime.truncate(:second),
+      date: date,
       creator: "",
       content: entry.content
     }
diff --git a/lib/frenzy_web/templates/feed/show.html.eex b/lib/frenzy_web/templates/feed/show.html.eex
index 540afa9..57abe11 100644
--- a/lib/frenzy_web/templates/feed/show.html.eex
+++ b/lib/frenzy_web/templates/feed/show.html.eex
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@
           <a href="<%= Routes.item_path(@conn, :show, item.id) %>"><%= item.title || "(Untitled)" %></a>
         </td>
         <td>
-          <% {:ok, date} = Timex.format(item.date, "{YYYY}-{M}-{D} {h12}:{m} {AM}") %>
-          <%= date %>
+          <% if item.date do %>
+            <% {:ok, date} = Timex.format(item.date, "{YYYY}-{M}-{D} {h12}:{m} {AM}") %>
+            <%= date %>
+          <% end %>
         </td>
       </tr>
     <% end %>