diff --git a/lib/cannery_web/views/view_helpers.ex b/lib/cannery_web/views/view_helpers.ex
index 70095394..1b0d852e 100644
--- a/lib/cannery_web/views/view_helpers.ex
+++ b/lib/cannery_web/views/view_helpers.ex
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ defmodule CanneryWeb.ViewHelpers do
   Returns a <time> element that renders the naivedatetime in the user's local
   timezone with Alpine.js
   """
-  @spec display_datetime(NaiveDateTime.t()) :: Phoenix.LiveView.Rendered.t()
+  @spec display_datetime(NaiveDateTime.t() | nil) :: Phoenix.LiveView.Rendered.t()
+  def display_datetime(nil), do: ""
   def display_datetime(datetime) do
     assigns = %{
       datetime: datetime |> DateTime.from_naive!("Etc/UTC") |> DateTime.to_iso8601(:extended)
@@ -36,9 +37,10 @@ defmodule CanneryWeb.ViewHelpers do
   Returns a <date> element that renders the Date in the user's local
   timezone with Alpine.js
   """
-  @spec display_date(Date.t()) :: Phoenix.LiveView.Rendered.t()
+  @spec display_date(Date.t() | nil) :: Phoenix.LiveView.Rendered.t()
+  def display_date(nil), do: ""
   def display_date(date) do
-    assigns = %{date: date |> Date.to_iso8601(:extended)}
+      assigns = %{date: date |> Date.to_iso8601(:extended)}
 
     ~H"""
     <time