diff --git a/src/tribler/core/components/metadata_store/db/orm_bindings/torrent_metadata.py b/src/tribler/core/components/metadata_store/db/orm_bindings/torrent_metadata.py
index e13b2d46a30..ca954385efe 100644
--- a/src/tribler/core/components/metadata_store/db/orm_bindings/torrent_metadata.py
+++ b/src/tribler/core/components/metadata_store/db/orm_bindings/torrent_metadata.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def tdef_to_metadata_dict(tdef):
 
     try:
         torrent_date = datetime.fromtimestamp(tdef.get_creation_date())
-    except ValueError:
+    except (ValueError, TypeError):
         torrent_date = EPOCH
 
     return {