diff --git a/fgu_sync.rake b/fgu_sync.rake
index c2981ac..19bb346 100644
--- a/fgu_sync.rake
+++ b/fgu_sync.rake
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace :fgu_sync do
     end
   end
   def parse_date(d)
-    (d.present? ? (Date.parse(d) rescue Date.today) : nil)
+    (d.present? ? (Date.parse(d) rescue nil) : nil)
   end
   def camelize(str)
     str.split('_').map{|v| v.capitalize}.join(' ')