diff --git a/Widget/Shared Views/ArticleItemView.swift b/Widget/Shared Views/ArticleItemView.swift
index a35f07826..455cbaaf9 100644
--- a/Widget/Shared Views/ArticleItemView.swift	
+++ b/Widget/Shared Views/ArticleItemView.swift	
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ struct ArticleItemView: View {
 		displayFormatter.dateStyle = .medium
 		displayFormatter.timeStyle = .none
 		
-		return displayFormatter.string(from: date!)
+		guard let dateFromDateFormatter = date else {
+			return ""
+		}
+		
+		return displayFormatter.string(from: dateFromDateFormatter)
 	}
 }