diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/date-processor/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/processor/date/DateProcessor.java b/data-prepper-plugins/date-processor/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/processor/date/DateProcessor.java
index d0808053b2..2240f36630 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/date-processor/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/processor/date/DateProcessor.java
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/date-processor/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/processor/date/DateProcessor.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 package org.opensearch.dataprepper.plugins.processor.date;
 
+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.Counter;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
 import org.opensearch.dataprepper.expression.ExpressionEvaluator;
 import org.opensearch.dataprepper.metrics.PluginMetrics;
 import org.opensearch.dataprepper.model.annotations.DataPrepperPlugin;
@@ -13,7 +15,6 @@
 import org.opensearch.dataprepper.model.processor.AbstractProcessor;
 import org.opensearch.dataprepper.model.processor.Processor;
 import org.opensearch.dataprepper.model.record.Record;
-import io.micrometer.core.instrument.Counter;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
 
 @DataPrepperPlugin(name = "date", pluginType = Processor.class, pluginConfigurationType = DateProcessorConfig.class)
 public class DateProcessor extends AbstractProcessor<Record<Event>, Record<Event>> {
@@ -62,31 +62,36 @@ public DateProcessor(PluginMetrics pluginMetrics, final DateProcessorConfig date
     public Collection<Record<Event>> doExecute(Collection<Record<Event>> records) {
         for(final Record<Event> record : records) {
 
-            if (Objects.nonNull(dateProcessorConfig.getDateWhen()) && !expressionEvaluator.evaluateConditional(dateProcessorConfig.getDateWhen(), record.getData())) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            String zonedDateTime = null;
-
-            if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(dateProcessorConfig.getFromTimeReceived()))
-                zonedDateTime =  getDateTimeFromTimeReceived(record);
+            try {
+                if (Objects.nonNull(dateProcessorConfig.getDateWhen()) && !expressionEvaluator.evaluateConditional(dateProcessorConfig.getDateWhen(), record.getData())) {
+                    continue;
+                }
 
-            else if (keyToParse != null && !keyToParse.isEmpty()) {
-                Pair<String, Instant> result = getDateTimeFromMatch(record);
-                if (result != null) {
-                    zonedDateTime = result.getLeft();
-                    Instant timeStamp = result.getRight();
-                    if (dateProcessorConfig.getToOriginationMetadata()) {
-                        Event event = (Event)record.getData();
-                        event.getMetadata().setExternalOriginationTime(timeStamp);
-                        event.getEventHandle().setExternalOriginationTime(timeStamp);
+                String zonedDateTime = null;
+
+                if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(dateProcessorConfig.getFromTimeReceived())) {
+                    zonedDateTime =  getDateTimeFromTimeReceived(record);
+
+                } else if (keyToParse != null && !keyToParse.isEmpty()) {
+                    Pair<String, Instant> result = getDateTimeFromMatch(record);
+                    if (result != null) {
+                        zonedDateTime = result.getLeft();
+                        Instant timeStamp = result.getRight();
+                        if (dateProcessorConfig.getToOriginationMetadata()) {
+                            Event event = (Event)record.getData();
+                            event.getMetadata().setExternalOriginationTime(timeStamp);
+                            event.getEventHandle().setExternalOriginationTime(timeStamp);
+                        }
                     }
+                    populateDateProcessorMetrics(zonedDateTime);
                 }
-                populateDateProcessorMetrics(zonedDateTime);
-            }
 
-            if (zonedDateTime != null)
-                record.getData().put(dateProcessorConfig.getDestination(), zonedDateTime);
+                if (zonedDateTime != null) {
+                    record.getData().put(dateProcessorConfig.getDestination(), zonedDateTime);
+                }
+            } catch (final Exception e) {
+                LOG.error("An exception occurred while attempting to process Event: ", e);
+            }
         }
         return records;
     }
diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/date-processor/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/processor/date/DateProcessorTests.java b/data-prepper-plugins/date-processor/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/processor/date/DateProcessorTests.java
index ce3906a635..7299aacb35 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/date-processor/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/processor/date/DateProcessorTests.java
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/date-processor/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/processor/date/DateProcessorTests.java
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@
 
 package org.opensearch.dataprepper.plugins.processor.date;
 
-import org.opensearch.dataprepper.expression.ExpressionEvaluator;
-import org.opensearch.dataprepper.metrics.PluginMetrics;
-import org.opensearch.dataprepper.model.event.Event;
-import org.opensearch.dataprepper.model.event.JacksonEvent;
-import org.opensearch.dataprepper.model.record.Record;
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.Counter;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.LocaleUtils;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
@@ -21,6 +16,11 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.ValueSource;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
+import org.opensearch.dataprepper.expression.ExpressionEvaluator;
+import org.opensearch.dataprepper.metrics.PluginMetrics;
+import org.opensearch.dataprepper.model.event.Event;
+import org.opensearch.dataprepper.model.event.JacksonEvent;
+import org.opensearch.dataprepper.model.record.Record;
 
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.time.LocalDate;
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.notNullValue;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.lenient;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
@@ -419,6 +421,24 @@ void match_without_year_test(String pattern) {
         verify(dateProcessingMatchSuccessCounter, times(1)).increment();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void date_processor_catches_exceptions_instead_of_throwing() {
+        when(mockDateProcessorConfig.getDateWhen()).thenReturn(UUID.randomUUID().toString());
+        when(expressionEvaluator.evaluateConditional(any(String.class), any(Event.class)))
+                .thenThrow(RuntimeException.class);
+
+        dateProcessor = createObjectUnderTest();
+
+        final Record<Event> record = buildRecordWithEvent(testData);
+        final List<Record<Event>> processedRecords = (List<Record<Event>>) dateProcessor.doExecute(Collections.singletonList(record));
+
+        assertThat(processedRecords, notNullValue());
+        assertThat(processedRecords.size(), equalTo(1));
+        assertThat(processedRecords.get(0), notNullValue());
+        assertThat(processedRecords.get(0).getData(), notNullValue());
+        assertThat(processedRecords.get(0).getData().toMap(), equalTo(record.getData().toMap()));
+    }
+
     static Record<Event> buildRecordWithEvent(final Map<String, Object> data) {
         return new Record<>(JacksonEvent.builder()
                 .withData(data)