diff --git a/app/src/main/java/dev/jdtech/jellyfin/viewmodels/EpisodeBottomSheetViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/dev/jdtech/jellyfin/viewmodels/EpisodeBottomSheetViewModel.kt
index 4ca87da5..223495dd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/dev/jdtech/jellyfin/viewmodels/EpisodeBottomSheetViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/dev/jdtech/jellyfin/viewmodels/EpisodeBottomSheetViewModel.kt
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import dev.jdtech.jellyfin.models.PlayerItem
 import dev.jdtech.jellyfin.repository.JellyfinRepository
 import dev.jdtech.jellyfin.utils.*
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
-import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.collect
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import org.jellyfin.sdk.api.client.exception.ApiClientException
+import org.jellyfin.sdk.model.DateTime
 import org.jellyfin.sdk.model.api.BaseItemDto
 import timber.log.Timber
 import java.text.DateFormat
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ constructor(
                 val tempItem = jellyfinRepository.getItem(episodeId)
                 item = tempItem
                 runTime = "${tempItem.runTimeTicks?.div(600000000)} min"
-                dateString = getDateString(tempItem)
+                dateString = getDateString(tempItem.premiereDate)
                 played = tempItem.userData?.played == true
                 favorite = tempItem.userData?.isFavorite == true
                 canDownload = tempItem.canDownload == true
@@ -178,8 +178,9 @@ constructor(
         deleteDownloadedEpisode(downloadDatabase, playerItems[0].itemId)
     }
 
-    private fun getDateString(item: BaseItemDto): String {
-        val instant = item.premiereDate?.toInstant(ZoneOffset.UTC)
+    private fun getDateString(datetime: DateTime?): String {
+        if (datetime == null) return ""
+        val instant = datetime.toInstant(ZoneOffset.UTC)
         val date = Date.from(instant)
         return DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.SHORT).format(date)
     }