diff --git a/Packages/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Client.swift b/Packages/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Client.swift
index 8addd3995a..5ec8c134b1 100644
--- a/Packages/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Client.swift
+++ b/Packages/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Client.swift
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ public struct Client: Sendable {
             } else if let date = iso8601.date(from: str) {
                 return date
             } else {
-                throw DecodingError.typeMismatch(Date.self, .init(codingPath: container.codingPath, debugDescription: "unexpected date format: \(str)"))
+//                throw DecodingError.typeMismatch(Date.self, .init(codingPath: container.codingPath, debugDescription: "unexpected date format: \(str)"))
+                return Date(timeIntervalSinceReferenceDate: 0)
             }
         })