diff --git a/config/rollover.php b/config/rollover.php
index 8658ea0e..0d44e024 100644
--- a/config/rollover.php
+++ b/config/rollover.php
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ if (get_value_from_array($_POST, 'action') == 'rollover' && get_value_from_array
 		$q = $pdo->prepare("SELECT DATE_ADD(date,INTERVAL 365 DAY) AS newdate,name,description FROM dates WHERE year='$currentfairyear'");
 		$q->execute();
 		show_pdo_errors_if_any($pdo);
-		$r->newdate = $r->newdate ?? "0000-00-00 00:00:00";
+		if ($r->newdate = "") {
+			$r->newdate = "0000-00-00 00:00:00";
+		}
 		while ($r = $q->fetch(PDO::FETCH_OBJ)) {
 			$stmt = $pdo->prepare("INSERT INTO dates (date,name,description,year) VALUES (
 				'" . $r->newdate . "',