diff --git a/views/stockentries.blade.php b/views/stockentries.blade.php
index 0336b3e0..ea944465 100644
--- a/views/stockentries.blade.php
+++ b/views/stockentries.blade.php
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
 						<span id="stock-{{ $stockEntry->id }}-purchased-date">{{ $stockEntry->purchased_date }}</span>
 						<time id="stock-{{ $stockEntry->id }}-purchased-date-timeago"
 							class="timeago timeago-contextual"
-							@if($stockEntry->purchased_date != "") datetime="{{ $stockEntry->purchased_date }} 23:59:59" @endif></time>
+							@if(!empty($stockEntry->purchased_date)) datetime="{{ $stockEntry->purchased_date }} 23:59:59" @endif></time>
 					</td>
 					<td class="d-none">{{ $stockEntry->purchased_date }}</td>
 					<td>
diff --git a/views/stockoverview.blade.php b/views/stockoverview.blade.php
index 24974d5b..1bfd9ddb 100755
--- a/views/stockoverview.blade.php
+++ b/views/stockoverview.blade.php
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@
 						<span id="product-{{ $currentStockEntry->product_id }}-next-due-date">{{ $currentStockEntry->best_before_date }}</span>
 						<time id="product-{{ $currentStockEntry->product_id }}-next-due-date-timeago"
 							class="timeago timeago-contextual"
-							@if($currentStockEntry->best_before_date != "") datetime="{{ $currentStockEntry->best_before_date }} 23:59:59" @endif></time>
+							@if(!empty($currentStockEntry->best_before_date)) datetime="{{ $currentStockEntry->best_before_date }} 23:59:59" @endif></time>
 					</td>
 					<td class="d-none">
 						@foreach(FindAllObjectsInArrayByPropertyValue($currentStockLocations, 'product_id', $currentStockEntry->product_id) as $locationsForProduct)