diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Factories/PropertyFactory.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Factories/PropertyFactory.cs
index 886b9007da..0eeacc7bfb 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Factories/PropertyFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Factories/PropertyFactory.cs
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Factories
                 }
                 else if (property.DataTypeDatabaseType == DataTypeDatabaseType.Date && property.Value != null && string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(property.Value.ToString()) == false)
                 {
-                    dto.Date = DateTime.Parse(property.Value.ToString());
+                    DateTime date;
+                    if(DateTime.TryParse(property.Value.ToString(), out date))
+                        dto.Date = date;
                 }
                 else if (property.DataTypeDatabaseType == DataTypeDatabaseType.Ntext && property.Value != null)
                 {
diff --git a/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/member/Member.cs b/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/member/Member.cs
index b30a664991..94bebaf74a 100644
--- a/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/member/Member.cs
+++ b/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/member/Member.cs
@@ -598,7 +598,10 @@ namespace umbraco.cms.businesslogic.member
                             }
                             else if (dbType.Equals("Date"))
                             {
-                                poco.Date = DateTime.Parse(property.Value.ToString());
+                                DateTime date;
+
+                                if(DateTime.TryParse(property.Value.ToString(), out date))
+                                    poco.Date = date;
                             }
                             else if (dbType.Equals("Nvarchar"))
                             {