diff --git a/tailbone/templates/themes/butterball/field-components.mako b/tailbone/templates/themes/butterball/field-components.mako
index d79c88f4..917083c4 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/themes/butterball/field-components.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/themes/butterball/field-components.mako
@@ -517,6 +517,9 @@
             },
 
             parseTime(value) {
+                if (!value) {
+                    return value
+                }
 
                 if (value.getHours) {
                     return value