diff --git a/source/Plugins/AyaNova.Plugin.V8/util.cs b/source/Plugins/AyaNova.Plugin.V8/util.cs
index be1382a..311e216 100644
--- a/source/Plugins/AyaNova.Plugin.V8/util.cs
+++ b/source/Plugins/AyaNova.Plugin.V8/util.cs
@@ -198,8 +198,13 @@ namespace AyaNova.PlugIn.V8
         //make an event log entry to preserve the original v7 history such as it is
         public async static Task EventLog(int RavenType, long RavenId, long RavenCreatorId, long RavenModifierId, string sCreated, string sModified)
         {
-            DateTime Created = DateTime.Parse(sCreated).ToUniversalTime();
-            DateTime Modified = DateTime.Parse(sModified).ToUniversalTime();
+            DateTime Created = DateTime.UtcNow;
+            if(!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sCreated))
+                Created=DateTime.Parse(sCreated).ToUniversalTime();
+
+            DateTime Modified = DateTime.UtcNow;
+             if(!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sCreated))
+                 Modified = DateTime.Parse(sModified).ToUniversalTime();
 
             dynamic d = new JObject();
             d.ayType = RavenType;