diff --git a/database.go b/database.go
index f474ae9..fcfb9ca 100644
--- a/database.go
+++ b/database.go
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ func (db *datastore) CreatePost(userID, collID int64, post *SubmittedPost) (*Pos
 		// SQLite stores datetimes in UTC, so convert time.Now() to it here
 		created = created.UTC()
 	}
-	if post.Created != nil {
+	if post.Created != nil && *post.Created != "" {
 		created, err = time.Parse("2006-01-02T15:04:05Z", *post.Created)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error("Unable to parse Created time '%s': %v", *post.Created, err)