diff --git a/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/utils/DateDeserializer.java b/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/utils/DateDeserializer.java
index a6f9bdd98..13f642013 100644
--- a/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/utils/DateDeserializer.java
+++ b/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/utils/DateDeserializer.java
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ public class DateDeserializer implements JsonDeserializer<Date>, JsonSerializer<
     @Override
     public synchronized Date deserialize(JsonElement jsonElement, Type type, JsonDeserializationContext jsonDeserializationContext) {
         if (jsonElement.isJsonArray()) {
+            if (jsonElement.getAsJsonArray().size() == 0) {
+                return null;
+            }
             jsonElement = jsonElement.getAsJsonArray().get(0);
         }
         if (jsonElement.getAsString().length() == 0) {