diff --git a/htdocs/core/db/DoliDB.class.php b/htdocs/core/db/DoliDB.class.php
index 94f1568c5a2..2c567cf10d1 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/db/DoliDB.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/db/DoliDB.class.php
@@ -275,6 +275,8 @@ abstract class DoliDB implements Database
 	 */
 	function jdate($string, $gm=false)
 	{
+		if($string==0 || $string=="0000-00-00 00:00:00")
+			return NULL;
 		$string=preg_replace('/([^0-9])/i','',$string);
 		$tmp=$string.'000000';
 		$date=dol_mktime(substr($tmp,8,2),substr($tmp,10,2),substr($tmp,12,2),substr($tmp,4,2),substr($tmp,6,2),substr($tmp,0,4),$gm);