diff --git a/osa/paths.py b/osa/paths.py
index d661654f..dbb8a3a6 100644
--- a/osa/paths.py
+++ b/osa/paths.py
@@ -69,7 +69,16 @@ def get_run_date(run_id: int) -> str:
     """
     merged_run_summaries_file = cfg.get("LST1", "MERGED_SUMMARY")
     summary_table = Table.read(merged_run_summaries_file)
-    date_string = summary_table[summary_table['run_id'] == run_id]['date'][0]
+
+    try:
+        date_string = summary_table[summary_table["run_id"] == run_id]["date"][0]
+    except IndexError:
+        log.warning(
+            f"Run {run_id} is not in the summary table. "
+            f"Assuming the date of the run is {options.date}."
+        )
+        date_string = utils.date_to_dir(options.date)
+
     return date_string.replace("-", "")
 
 
diff --git a/osa/tests/test_paths.py b/osa/tests/test_paths.py
index 615c5307..ebb4c3b0 100644
--- a/osa/tests/test_paths.py
+++ b/osa/tests/test_paths.py
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 
-import pytest
-
 from osa.configs import options
 from osa.configs.config import cfg
 from osa.utils.utils import date_to_dir
 
+options.date = datetime.fromisoformat("2020-01-17")
 
 def test_get_calibration_file(r0_data, merged_run_summary):
     from osa.paths import get_calibration_file
@@ -80,7 +79,6 @@ def test_get_datacheck_file(datacheck_dl1_files):
 def test_destination_dir():
     from osa.paths import destination_dir
 
-    options.date = datetime.fromisoformat("2020-01-17")
     datedir = date_to_dir(options.date)
     options.dl1_prod_id = cfg.get("LST1", "DL1_PROD_ID")
     options.dl2_prod_id = cfg.get("LST1", "DL2_PROD_ID")
@@ -111,12 +109,11 @@ def test_destination_dir():
         assert directory == expected_directory
 
 
-def test_get_run_date(r0_data, merged_run_summary):
+def test_get_run_date(merged_run_summary):
     from osa.paths import get_run_date
 
     assert merged_run_summary.exists()
 
     assert get_run_date(1808) == "20200117"
 
-    with pytest.raises(IndexError):
-        get_run_date(1200)
+    assert get_run_date(1200) == "20200117"