diff --git a/lib/pleroma/search/elasticsearch/document_mappings/activity.ex b/lib/pleroma/search/elasticsearch/document_mappings/activity.ex
index 3a84e991b..b77c6e0d2 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/search/elasticsearch/document_mappings/activity.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/search/elasticsearch/document_mappings/activity.ex
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ defimpl Elasticsearch.Document, for: Pleroma.Activity do
           trimmed
         end
 
-      if String.length(content) > 1 do
+      if String.length(content) > 1 and not is_nil(data["published"]) do
         {:ok, published, _} = DateTime.from_iso8601(data["published"])
 
         %{
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/search/meilisearch.ex b/lib/pleroma/search/meilisearch.ex
index 770557858..c36b8f751 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/search/meilisearch.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/search/meilisearch.ex
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Search.Meilisearch do
           trimmed
         end
 
-      if String.length(content) > 1 do
+      if String.length(content) > 1 and not is_nil(data["published"]) do
         {:ok, published, _} = DateTime.from_iso8601(data["published"])
 
         %{