Prevent NPE
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/util/DateUtils.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/util/DateUtils.java
index 4b4201b..6b0f423 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/util/DateUtils.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/util/DateUtils.java
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@
     }
 
     public static String formatAbbrev(final Context context, final Date date) {
+        if(date == null) {
+            return "";
+        }
         GregorianCalendar cal = new GregorianCalendar();
         cal.add(GregorianCalendar.YEAR, -1);
         // some padding, because no one really remembers what day of the month it is