diff --git a/backend/internal/core/services/service_items_csv_test.go b/backend/internal/core/services/service_items_csv_test.go
index 5338979..af3056c 100644
--- a/backend/internal/core/services/service_items_csv_test.go
+++ b/backend/internal/core/services/service_items_csv_test.go
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ func Test_CorrectDateParsing(t *testing.T) {
 		entity := newCsvRow(record)
 		expected := expected[i-1]
 
-		assert.Equal(t, expected, entity.Item.PurchaseTime, fmt.Sprintf("Failed on row %d", i))
-		assert.Equal(t, expected, entity.Item.WarrantyExpires, fmt.Sprintf("Failed on row %d", i))
-		assert.Equal(t, expected, entity.Item.SoldTime, fmt.Sprintf("Failed on row %d", i))
+		assert.Equal(t, expected, entity.Item.PurchaseTime.Time(), fmt.Sprintf("Failed on row %d", i))
+		assert.Equal(t, expected, entity.Item.WarrantyExpires.Time(), fmt.Sprintf("Failed on row %d", i))
+		assert.Equal(t, expected, entity.Item.SoldTime.Time(), fmt.Sprintf("Failed on row %d", i))
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/backend/internal/data/types/date.go b/backend/internal/data/types/date.go
index 06cefa4..6aff82f 100644
--- a/backend/internal/data/types/date.go
+++ b/backend/internal/data/types/date.go
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ func DateFromTime(t time.Time) Date {
 //
 // Errors are ignored and an empty Date is returned.
 func DateFromString(s string) Date {
+	if s == "" {
+		return Date{}
+	}
+
 	t, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02", s)
 	if err != nil {
 		// TODO: Remove - used by legacy importer