diff --git a/app/Utils/Traits/MakesDates.php b/app/Utils/Traits/MakesDates.php
index 5e8cc7481475..5d1fc56a8d86 100644
--- a/app/Utils/Traits/MakesDates.php
+++ b/app/Utils/Traits/MakesDates.php
@@ -99,10 +99,13 @@ trait MakesDates
 
     public function translateDate($date, $format, $locale)
     {
-        
         Carbon::setLocale($locale);
-        return Carbon::parse($date)->translatedFormat($format);
 
+        try {
+            return Carbon::parse($date)->translatedFormat($format);
+        } catch(\Exception $e) {
+            return 'Invalid date!';
+        }
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}